- North Bridge, Warsaw
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North Bridge Official name Most Północny Carries Motor vehicles, Light rail, Bicycles, Pedestrians Crosses Vistula River Locale Warsaw, Poland Designer Schüßler-Plan Ingenieurgesellschaft GmbH Design Beam bridge Material Steel Total length 795 metres (2,608 ft) Longest span 160 metres (520 ft) Number of spans 10 Clearance below 9 metres (30 ft) Construction begin 20 May 2009 Construction end expected end of 2011 The North Bridge is a road bridge over the Vistula River currently under construction in Warsaw, Poland.
When completed it will be the eighth road bridge in the capital of Poland, and will link the northern suburbs of Białołęka and Bielany.
The construction which started with a sod turning ceremony on 3 June 2009 will be completed in 32 months. The work is carried out by Pol-Aqua in cooperation with Spanish group Sando and Kromiss-Bis.[1]
The bridge will actually consist of three parallel bridges, two for motor vehicles and one for light rail, bicycles and pedestrians.
The President of Warsaw Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz has announced that she will petition the Warsaw City Council to name the bridge after Pope John Paul II.
References
- ^ "Pol Aqua signs zł.800 million Northern Bridge contract". Warsaw Business Journal. 22 April 2009. http://www.wbj.pl/article-45234-pol-aqua-signs-zl800-million-northern-bridge-contract.html. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
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Coordinates: 52°18′26″N 20°57′03″E / 52.30722°N 20.95083°E
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