Jan Biliszczuk
Professor at Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland
Title: Concrete extradosed and cable-stayed bridges recently built in Poland
Biography
Biography: Jan Biliszczuk
Abstract
The road and railway infrastructure in Poland has been intensively developed and modernized over the last years. Within this investment program several interesting large bridges were built. This paper will present the following structures:
- Two large prestressed concrete extradosed bridges – the bridge over the Vistula River in Kwidzyn with 204 long main spans and the bridge in Ostróda with spans of 206 m – these are the largest extradosed bridges built in Europe;
- The RÄ™dziÅ„ski Bridge over the Odra River in WrocÅ‚aw: 612 m long concrete structure with two main spans of 256 m, two separate prestressed concrete decks are suspended to a single 122 m high H-shaped pylon – the largest concrete cable-stayed bridge in Poland;
- Two cable-stayed bridges in Cracow and Rzeszów with spans longer than 200 m.
The paper will describe construction technology, aesthetics and design solutions of the aforementioned bridges.