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General Information

Completion: 1950
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Girder bridge
Function / usage: Road bridge
Material: Steel bridge

Location

Location: , ,
Crosses:
  • Vistula River
Coordinates: 54° 3' 6.49" N    18° 48' 55" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

width 18.2 m
length 982 m

Materials

girders steel

Notes

The Knibawa Bridge is the only built during WWII, and was opened in 1942. Though it is neither the longest one (982 m) nor the widest one (18.6 m), it looks very impressive. Moreover, it is a rare example of a bridge which is definitely underused and has been designed for much heavier traffic on the anticipated Berlin - Konigsberg highway. The bridge could easily accommodate 2 lanes in each direction. Especially the eastern bridgehead looks impressive; it was designed to accommodate heavy anti-aircraft cannons. One can see the city of Tczew/Dirschau and the old city bridge there. The distance between the Knibawa Bridge and the Grudziadz Bridge is the longest one between two neighboring bridges on Vistula and stands at 62 km (straight line).

Participants

Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20007004
  • Published on:
    01/12/2002
  • Last updated on:
    05/06/2022
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