General Information
| Completion: | 1950 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Girder bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Knibawa, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 54° 3' 6.49" N 18° 48' 55" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 18.2 m | |
| length | 982 m |
Materials
| girders |
steel
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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.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1997): Mosty na Wisle i ich budowniczowie. Warsaw (Poland).
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20007004 - Published on:
01/12/2002 - Last updated on:
05/06/2022
