Siekierkowski Bridge

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Siekierkowski Bridge
Official name Most Siekierkowski
Crosses Vistula River
Locale Warsaw  Poland
Design Cable-stayed bridge
Total length 500 m (1,600 ft)
Height 90 m (300 ft)
Opened September 21, 2002
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Coordinates: 52°12′50″N 21°05′26″E / 52.213813°N 21.090538°E / 52.213813; 21.090538 Siekierkowski Bridge (Polish: Most Siekierkowski) is a bridge over the Vistula River in Warsaw, Poland, connecting the Mokotów and Wawer districts.[1]

It is a cable-stayed bridge, 500 m long and 33 m (108 ft) wide, with three lanes for vehicles, a pavement and a cycle path each way. The structure is supported by two H-pylons, 90 m (295 ft) high. When the bridge was opened on 21 September 2002 it was (and still is, as of 2008) the youngest and southernmost of Warsaw's bridges.

The bridge is named after Warsaw's Siekierki district, on the west side of the Vistula River.

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