Maurzyce Bridge
Maurzyce Bridge | |
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Wenczesław Poniż, Władysław Tryliński | |
| Constructed by | K. Rudzki i S-ka |
| Construction start | 1927 |
| Construction end | December 1928 |
| Inaugurated | August 1929 |
| Closed | 1977 |
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| References | |
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The Maurzyce Bridge (
History
Design
The bridge was designed in 1927 by
The then-new technique of arc welding allowed considerable weight savings: its overall weight is 56 metric tons, while a riveted version would have weighed over 70 tons.[3] Apart from construction method, the construction itself is an ordinary truss bridge with two main truss beams, a straight bottom chord and a parabolic top chord.[1] In addition to two lanes for road traffic, the bridge also includes two side-walks for pedestrians.[1]
Construction
As the task of building such a structure was considered extremely risky, the
The elements were manufactured by the K. Rudzki i S-ka factory in Mińsk Mazowiecki and then welded into place on the spot.[3] It was completed in December 1928 and opened to normal road traffic in August of the following year.[1] Despite welding being much more expensive than time-consuming riveting, the overall bridge cost was much lower, in large part due to 17% less steel needed to build it and shorter construction time.[3]
Later history
Revolutionary at the time,[3] the completion of the Maurzyce Bridge sparked a new era in bridge construction worldwide.[1] The construction was described in European and American engineering press,[5] and engineers from around the world visited the new bridge in large numbers.[3] Consequently, Poland was the first country in the world to regulate the construction of welded bridges.[5]
Until the late 1970s the bridge was used by National road 2,[6] the Polish section of the European route E8. However, as it proved too narrow,[6] in 1977 it was moved some 20 metres to the north, closed to traffic,[7] and a new replacement was built in its place.[1]
The bridge was inscribed on the list of
The bridge was refurbished in 2009.[9] At the cost of 800,000 zł the steel construction was cleaned of rust and repainted silver, and the road surface was replaced with a granite sett.[6] In 2011 a memorial plaque to professor Bryła was unveiled in front of it.[6]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Pescatore, Jean-Pierre; Borgeot, Jean-Henri (2010). "Chapter 10: Welding Steel Structures". In Blondeau, Regis (ed.). Metallurgy and mechanics of welding: processes and industrial application. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780470393895.
- Chen, Wai-Fah; Duan, Lian (2013). Handbook of International Bridge Engineering. ISBN 978-1-4398-1029-3.
- Wojdyga, Piotr (2009). "Mosty firmy K. Rudzki i S-ka" [Bridges of K. Rudzki and Co.] (pdf). Rocznik Mińsko Mazowiecki. 2009 (17): 63–74. ISSN 1232-633X. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- mb (October 2009). Agnieszka Kuźma-Filipek (ed.). "Historia warta zapamiętania" [History worth remembering] (PDF). Panorama. 04 (17): 10–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- GDDKiA (corporate author) (2008). Jan Stocki (ed.). "Remonty zabytkowego mostu na rz.Słudwi w m.Maurzyce" [Refurbishment of the historical bridge over Słudwia at Maurzyce] (pdf). Specyfikacja Istotnych Warunków Zamówienia. Kutno: GDDKiA. Retrieved 11 November 2013.)
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help - szu; ls (14 December 2011). "Tablicę ku czci prof. Bryły odsłonięto na moście w Maurzycach" [A memorial tablet to professor Bryła unveiled at the bridge in Maurzyce]. Warsaw. Polish Press Agency. Retrieved 11 November 2013 – via dzieje.pl.
- Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa (corporate author) (30 September 2013). "Wykaz zabytków nieruchomych wpisanych do rejestru zabytków – stan na 30 września 2013 r. – woj. łódzkie" [List of historical monuments inscribed into the registry of historical monuments as of 30 September 2013 – Łódź Voivodeship] (PDF). nid.pl. Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa. Retrieved 11 November 2013.)
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