Friday, 25 March 2011

Crossing another of Warsaw's bridges on foot

Warsaw currently has seven bridges spanning the Vistula, an eighth in completion and a ninth that's currently a mere project but will one day take the Berlin-Moscow highway across the river. The current seven are (from the south): Siekierkowski, Łazienkowski, Poniatowskiego, Świętokrzyski, Śląsko-Dąbrowski, Gdański and Grota-Roweckiego.

This is the Most Świętokrzyski, which replaced Most Syreny, a temporary pontoon bridge, in 2000, links Powiśle to Praga Północ. Unlike Warsaw's other bridges, it does not connect major trunk routes through the city.

The last working day before the clocks go forward, the setting sun colours the horizon beneath the clouds hanging low over the city, the Palace of Culture to the right.

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