Anna Jagiellon Bridge, Warsaw

The Anna Jagiellon Bridge (Polish: Most Anny Jagiellonki) is a highway bridge, part of the S2 expressway, across the Vistula in Warsaw, Poland. The bridge links the Węzeł Warszawa Wschodnia junction, in Wilanów, with Węzeł Wał Miedzeszyński junction, in Wawer. It is the ninth bridge in Warsaw, and the longest and most southern river crossing across the Vistula in Warsaw.[1]

Anna Jagiellon Bridge

Most Anny Jagiellonki
The Anna Jagiellon Bridge
Coordinates52°12′N 21°06′E
Carriesmotor vehicles
CrossesVistula River
LocaleWarsaw, Poland
Characteristics
Total length533.6 metres (1,751 ft)
Width45.8 metres (150 ft)
History
Construction start2017
Construction end2020
Opened22 December 2020
Location

The construction of the bridge began in June 2017 and was set to be complete in the third quarter of 2020.[2] This deadline was not met and the bridge opened for public use on 22 December 2020.[3]

Name

Before the present name, the name of the bridge was the generic Southern Bridge (Polish: Most Południowy), named after the bridge's location in southern Warsaw. This name was used in numerous planning studies and documents, so over time it began to be commonly treated as the name after completion.

In 2021, the mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski, announced that he would submit an application to the Warsaw City Council to name the bridge after Polish queen Anna Jagiellon.[4] Earlier, there were proposals to name the new bridge after the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, the Battle of Warsaw Bridge, or the Piłsudski Legions Bridge.

The idea of naming the bridge in honour of Anna Jagiellon was positively assessed by the City Nomenclature Team. On 10 June 2021, the Warsaw City Council adopted a resolution that she will be the patron of the bridge.[5]

References
  1. "Wyborcza.pl". warszawa.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. "Wyborcza.pl". warszawa.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. "Południowa Obwodnica Warszawy dłuższa o 15 kilometrów :: Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad - Serwis informacyjny". www.archiwum.gddkia.gov.pl. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. "Królowa patronką nowego mostu? Trzaskowski zaskoczył radnych pomysłem". TVN Warszawa (in Polish). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. "Dziennik Urzędowy Województwa Mazowieckiego". Dziennik Urzędowy Województwa Mazowieckiego (in Polish). Retrieved 27 August 2021.

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