Bolesław Krzywousty Bridges

The Bolesław Krzywousty Bridges are a pair of road bridges over the Widawa, carrying Bolesława Krzywoustego Street between the Kowale-Mirowiec estate and Psie Pole in Wrocław.

Two crossings from different decades

The northern bridge was built in 1953, and the southern bridge twenty-five years later, in 1978. Both stand on the site where, before the Second World War, a crossing called the Annabergbrücke stood - its name commemorated the Battle of St Anna Mountain of 1921.

Construction

The northern bridge has a total length of 61.9 m and a width of 14.1 m, of which 10.1 m is roadway and 2 m is pavement. The southern bridge is the same length but narrower, at 11.5 m wide. Both bridges are built with a three-span layout resting on six Gerber-type reinforced concrete girders, with an asphalt-concrete roadway and a bituminous pavement surface.

Role in the city's transport

Bolesława Krzywoustego Street, running across both bridges, carried national road no. 98 (formerly no. 8, also European route E67) until the end of 2019. Municipal bus lines serving this part of the city, known as Zawidawie, also run across the crossing.

Renovation

On 3 July 2017, a two-year renovation of both bridges was completed, carried out as part of the modernisation of the Wrocław Water Junction.

Practical information

• Location: Bolesława Krzywoustego Street over the Widawa, the boundary of the Kowale-Mirowiec and Psie Pole estates
• Getting there: by municipal bus lines serving Zawidawie
• This is a road crossing, not a place for a stroll - it is worth stopping for a moment to see the river and the surroundings, further towards the centre lie Szczytnicki Park and the Japanese Garden