Legions of Marshal Józef Piłsudski Bridge

Legions of Marshal Józef Piłsudski Bridge
Coordinates 52°32′05″N 19°41′27″E / 52.534655°N 19.690847°E / 52.534655; 19.690847Coordinates: 52°32′05″N 19°41′27″E / 52.534655°N 19.690847°E / 52.534655; 19.690847
Carries 2 lanes (motor vehicles)
1 railway track line (trains)
Pedestrians and cyclists
Crosses Vistula River
Locale Płock, Mazovia
 Poland
Official name Most im. Legionów Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego
Maintained by City Road Management in Płock
Characteristics
Design Grille bridge
Material Steel
Total length 690,4 m (0,429 mi) (2265 ft)
Width 14 m (46 ft)
Height 30 m (98 ft)
Longest span 110,4 m (362 ft)
Number of spans 9
Piers in water 7
Clearance below 12 m (39 ft) (max. at the medium level water of the river)
History
Designer Eugeniusz Hildebrandt
Stanisław Lenczewski-Samotyja
Zygmunt Pieślak
Andrzej Pszenicki
Construction begin 1936
Construction end 1938
Opened December 19, 1938
Statistics
Toll Free

The Legions of Marshal Józef Piłsudski Bridge (Polish: Most im. Legionów Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego) is a road-railway bridge over the Vistula River in Płock, Poland, connecting the Old Town and Radziwie district on a left river bank.

The Legions of Marshal Józef Piłsudski Bridge in Płock is the longest illuminated bridge in Europe.


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