The Happy Pontist

A blog from the UK about bridges and bridge design

31 July 2011

Wrocław's Bridges: 7. Sand Bridge

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Most Piaskowy connects the city centre of Wrocław to Sand Island. The present bridge replaced a timber span in 1861, and is of a broadly ...
28 July 2011

Wrocław's Bridges: 6. Tumski Bridge

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Most Tumski is a bridge over a branch of the River Oder. There has been a bridge here for centuries, marking the boundary between the juris...
27 July 2011

Wrocław's Bridges: 5. Hospital of St Joseph Bridge

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I have even less to say about this bridge than the last one. It spans between the Hospital of St Joseph (on the left), and the Assembly of S...
26 July 2011

Wrocław's Bridges: 4. Museum Footbridge

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Continuing west along the River Oder, the next bridge, Kładka Muzealna , forms part of the southern river bank, spanning over a small inlet ...
25 July 2011

Wrocław's Bridges: 3. Peace Bridge

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Most Pokoju is the next crossing of the River Oder in Wrocław as you head west from Most Grunwaldzki . The River is crossed several times w...
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24 July 2011

Wrocław's Bridges: 2. Grunwaldzki Bridge

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Most Grunwaldzki is one of the most unusual suspension bridges I have ever seen. It results from a 1905 design competition won by the ...
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21 July 2011

Wrocław's Bridges: 1. Introduction

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Wrocław is sometimes described as the Venice of Poland: a city built on 12 islands connected by 112 bridges (although other sources suggest ...
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