Crosses Vistula River Official name Most im. Jana Pawła II Width 22.3 metres (73 ft) Total length 1,038 m Bridge type Tied-arch bridge Body of water Vistula | Locale Puławy, Poland Design Tied-arch bridge Opened 11 July 2008 Location Puławy Material Steel | |
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The John Paul II Bridge is a tied-arch bridge over the Vistula River in Puławy, Poland.
With its arch main span of 212 metres it is the longest arch bridge in Poland. The bridge is named after Pope John Paul II and was completed on 11 July 2008.
The bridge was built in the first stage of Puławy bypass (12,7 km long) which is part of the future Expressway S12 (Poland) leading towards the Polish border with Ukraine.
The European Regional Development Fund had contributed towards the financing of the bridge construction.
References
John Paul II Bridge, Puławy Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA