Sigismund Augustus Bridge

Sigismund Augustus Bridge

Most Zygmunta Augusta
Coordinates52°15′11″N 21°0′58″E / 52.25306°N 21.01611°E / 52.25306; 21.01611
CarriedRoad transport
CrossedVistula River
LocaleWarsaw
Characteristics
Total length500 m
Width6 m
History
ArchitectErazm Giotto
Construction start1568
Construction end1573
Collapsed1603
Location
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The Sigismund Augustus Bridge (Polish: most Zygmunta Augusta) was a timber bridge over the Vistula River in Warsaw which came into operation in 1573 and lasted for 30 years. It was the first permanent crossing over the Vistula River in Warsaw and the longest wooden crossing in Europe at the time at 500 meters in length. The bridge was one of the greatest engineering works of the Renaissance in Poland and one of the largest in Europe.