St Clare's Bridge

St Clare's Bridge is a small crossing with a timber deck connecting Wyspa Słodowa with Wyspa Bielarska. It runs over the Klara Sluice, a water channel that is part of the Piaskowy Weir, and is one of those bridges of inner-city Wrocław that are easier to pass than to notice, even though it conceals a trace of former mills.

What stands today where the old mills once stood

The current bridge structure dates from 1992, and in 2001 it was renovated together with the working channels of the mills. The bridge rests on steel I-beams, and its two spans of differing length are thrown over the channels of two working races of the now non-existent St Clare's Mills, separated by a brick pier. The deck surface, balustrade and handrail are made of timber.

Dimensions and construction

The bridge's total span, counted as the sum of both spans, is 20.6 metres, and its width is 6.8 metres, of which the roadway itself accounts for 3.4 metres, and the footways on either side for 0.65 and 1 metre.

Practical information

• St Clare's Bridge, Stare Miasto in Wrocław, between Wyspa Słodowa and Wyspa Bielarska
• A pedestrian crossing over the Klara Sluice, near Tumski Bridge and the Botanical Garden of the University of Wrocław
• A good point for a walk linking the islands of Ostrów Tumski with the area around the Market Hall in Wrocław