Suspension Bridges Crossing Oder River

This is a list of all 6 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Oder River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1734: (suspension bridge)

Gliwice vicinity, Upper Silesia, Poland - Oder River
Bridgemeister ID:371 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1734
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Gliwice vicinity, Upper Silesia, Poland
Crossing:Oder River
Principals:Army of the Palatinate of Saxony
References:AAJ, BPL
Main Cables:Chain (iron)

Notes:

  • Often claimed to be the first use of metal in a suspension structure in the Western world.
  • Location always cited as "across the Oder near Glorywitz, Prussia" however the name "Glorywitz" only ever appears in citations of this bridge. Likely it was near the modern city of Gliwice in Poland, also known as Gleiwitz (German) and Glywicy (Silesian)

1910: Grunwaldzki

Wroclaw, Poland - Oder River
Bridgemeister ID:431 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1910
Name:Grunwaldzki
Also Known As:Kaiser, Imperial, Kaiserbrücke
Location:Wroclaw, Poland
Crossing:Oder River
Coordinates:51.109503 N 17.052506 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:R. Weyerauch, M. Mayer
References:AAJ
Use:Vehicular (four-lane), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Chain (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 126.5 meters (415 feet)

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Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1930: Bolko

Opole, Poland - Oder River
Bridgemeister ID:7903 (added 2023-10-15)
Year Completed:1930
Name:Bolko
Also Known As:Bolkobrücke
Location:Opole, Poland
Crossing:Oder River
Coordinates:50.658406 N 17.921887 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Destroyed, 1945
Suspended Spans:2

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1975: Zabia Kladka

Wroclaw, Poland - Oder River
Bridgemeister ID:2349 (added 2007-08-18)
Year Completed:1975
Name:Zabia Kladka
Location:Wroclaw, Poland
Crossing:Oder River
Coordinates:51.117363 N 17.037060 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 52 meters (170.6 feet) estimated

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(pipeline bridge)

Wroclaw, Poland - Oder River
Bridgemeister ID:7926 (added 2023-10-22)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Wroclaw, Poland
Crossing:Oder River
Coordinates:51.0973479 N 17.0856074 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 318 meters (1,043.3 feet) estimated

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Zwierzyniecka

Wroclaw, Poland - Oder River
Bridgemeister ID:2083 (added 2006-06-11)
Name:Zwierzyniecka
Location:Wroclaw, Poland
Crossing:Oder River
Coordinates:51.102517 N 17.069983 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 85.7 meters (281.2 feet) estimated

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