Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge
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The Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge is a cable-stayed
road bridge which spans the Martwa Wisła River in Gdańsk
, Poland
.
The bridge forms an inverted “Y”-shape with a 100 metres tall pylon. It is the longest cable-stayed bridge
in Poland supported by a single pylon.
The bridge links the Northern Port of Gdańsk
with the national road network and is the first section of the future by-pass road of the city of Gdańsk
.
Cable-stayed bridge
A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that consists of one or more columns , with cables supporting the bridge deck....
road bridge which spans the Martwa Wisła River in Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
The bridge forms an inverted “Y”-shape with a 100 metres tall pylon. It is the longest cable-stayed bridge
Cable-stayed bridge
A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that consists of one or more columns , with cables supporting the bridge deck....
in Poland supported by a single pylon.
The bridge links the Northern Port of Gdańsk
Port of Gdansk
The Port of Gdańsk is a seaport located on the southern coast of Gdańsk Bay in the city of Gdańsk, extending along the Vistula estuary Martwa Wisła , Port Channel and Kashubia Canal. It is one of the largest seaports on the Baltic Sea....
with the national road network and is the first section of the future by-pass road of the city of Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
.