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The Solidarity Bridge ( pl, Most Solidarności) is a cable-stayed
bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...
over the Vistula River in Płock, Poland
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, being in a sequence of two national roads
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: national road no. 60 and national road no. 62.
The main span
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of the Solidarity Bridge is 375 metres long. The main span is one of the longest in the world among cable stayed bridges with cables located in single plane. At the same time, it is the longest span in the world among cable stayed bridges with a fixed-in deck pylon.
The main span of the Solidarity Bridge is the longest span in Poland and this part of Europe
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The Solidarity Bridge in Płock is largest and longest cable-stayed bridge in Poland at 615 metres long.
History
The Bridge was built from July 2002 till October 2007 and opened on 13 October 2007.
See also
* Solidarity Bridge in Płock on the list of largest cable-stayed bridgesReferences
External links
* Bridges in Płock Bridges completed in 2007 Cable-stayed bridges in Poland Road bridges in Poland 2007 establishments in Poland {{Poland-bridge-struct-stub