Travel Guide
Grunwaldzki Bridge
The Grunwaldzki Bridge was built in the central section of Wroclaw, in the years between 1908-1910. Its two spires embrace both banks of the Odra River. The bridge was built to connect the central part of the city with the planned developments in the northeast. It was first called the Emperor’s Bridge, then later the Freedom Bridge.
The grand opening of the bridge (a unique structure built in the Monumentalist style dominate in German architecture at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries) took place on 10 October 1910, and was attended by Kaiser Wilhelm II himself. Over 2,400 tonnes of granite were taken from Silesian quarries to build the two spires. The steel elements weigh around 2,300 tonnes. The bridge is one of the locations which lends the city its specific character. The cables of this suspension bridge are 216 meters long, while the suspended deck itself is 112.5 metres long. Weyrauch, Mayer, Dender, and Scholtz were the engineers responsible for its construction. Repairs of the substantial wartime damage began in 1945. During the reconstruction several architectural changes were made to the towers, based on D. Czajka’s design. The engineer in charge of the work was W. Siwinski. The bridge was reopened on 6 September 1947. It was renovated again at the end of the 20th century. [Around Central Wroclaw]
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