THE LARGEST TEMPORARY BRIDGE OVER THE VISTULA 

 

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MAREK MISTEWICZ

The article discusses six structural solutions of bridge superstructure applied for the old Vistula Bridge in Wyszogród that have not been used anymore. They were described based on references in written sources, topographical maps, old photographs, postcards and press information - collected in the monograph on “The old bridge over the Vistula in Wyszogród” published by the author in 2016. Temporary bridge structures were maintained for a long period of 77 years until the new permanent bridge near Wyszogród was constructed in 1999. The old bridge was on the list of architectural and building heritage kept by the Center for the Inventory of Historical Monuments in Warsaw, but decision on granting its legal protection was not undertaken and it was disassembled. 

 

Key words: monument of technology, temporary bridge, Vistula, Wyszogród

 

 

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