Devil's Bridge ( Polish: Diabelski Most ) - a historical bridge, viaduct , one of the structures of the fortifications of the Krakow Fortress. The bridge is located in the western part of the administrative district of Dzelnitsa VII Zvezinets at the intersection of Malchevsky Street and George Washington Avenue . Monument of Culture of Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
| Devil's Bridge | |
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| Official name | polish Diabelski most |
| Application area | pedestrian |
| Crosses | Malchevsky street |
| Location |  Krakow , Poland |
| Design | |
| Type of construction | arched |
| Material | brick |
| Exploitation | |
| Opening | 1900 |
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History
The viaduct was built in 1900 by Austro-Hungarian military engineers to ensure unhindered traffic at the intersection of roads along Bronislava Street (today George George’s Alley) to Fort 2 Kosciuszko and the ring road (today Malchevsky Street), which connected the military facilities of the Cracow Fortress . To prevent traffic from crossing, a mound about 4 meters high was built over the ring road, which was strengthened by a viaduct made of brick and limestone.
On June 14, 1988, the bridge was added to the register of cultural monuments of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (A-793 [1] ).
In 2010, a general reconstruction of the bridge was carried out, stone retaining walls, a brick arch and balustrades were restored, as well as a drainage system [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa: Rejestr zabytków nieruchomych - województwo małopolskie
- ↑ Krzysztof Jakubowski. Od kopca Krakusa do kopca Kościuszki (Przewodnik) // Gazeta Wyborcza. - 2013 .-- September 7th. (polish)
Source
- Encyklopedia Krakowa, red. Antoni Henryk Stachowski, PWN 2000, ISBN 83-01-13325-2