Castle Way, Szczecin

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Castle Way
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Castle Way as seen from the Ducal Castle.
Coordinates 53°25′32″N33°56′56″W / 53.42556°N 33.94889°W / 53.42556; -33.94889
Carries Voivodeship Road 115
Crosses Parnica canal, Łasztownia island, Oder river
Locale Szczecin, Poland
Official namePiotr Zaremba Castle Way
Characteristics
Total length2,400 m (7,874.0 ft)
Width18 m (59.1 ft)
History
Opened1986 (partial opening)
1996 (end of final construction)
Location
Castle Way, Szczecin

Piotr Zaremba Castle Way [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] is an overpass road in Szczecin, Poland, that is a part of the Voivodeship Road 115. It is one of 4 main roads of Szczecin, connecting the city and Police County with the rest of Poland.

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Description

The Castle Way is 2.4 km (1.5 miles) long and 18 m (59 ft) wide. [1] It consists of the series of overpasses, the bridge over Parnica canal, the overpass over Łasztownia island and the bridge over Oder river. The road has existed leaning north and west to the city centre, and through that, to Dobieszczyn, as well as the south exit leading to Police, and the east exit leading to the municipal neighborhoods of Międzyodrze-Wyspa Pucka and Prawobrzeże.

History

Castle Way was built in place of Log Bridge that got destroyed during the World War II. [2] The construction of the road began on 4 February 1978. The north entry road leading to the city center was finished in October 1987, and the north exit road leaning out of the city was finished in 1996, finishing the construction of the Castle Way. [3] [2]

Notes

  1. Polish: Trasa Zamkowa im. Piotra Zaremby
  2. Until 1991: Józef Piłsudski Castle Way (Polish: Trasa Zamkowa im. Józefa Piłsudskiego), 1991–1996: Castle Way (Polish: Trasa Zamkowa)

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References

  1. "Trasa Zamkowa w Szczecinie ma 25 lat! Filmy i zdjęcia z budowy". gs24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Castle Way". visitszczecin.eu (in Polish).
  3. Trasa Zamkowa by Andrzej Sternicki in Encyklopedia Szczecina, vol. 2 by Tadeusz Białecki. Szczecin. University of Szczeciński. 2000. p. 540-541. ISBN 83-7241-089-5.