Pier in Płock
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Official name | Molo w Płocku |
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Type | Pleasure Pier |
Carries | Pedestrians |
Spans | Vistula River |
Locale |
Płock, Mazovia![]() |
Maintained by | City of Płock – Municipal Sports Centre in Płock |
Design | Company Modern Construction Systems from Poznań |
Construction |
Company Bilfinger Berger Budownictwo from Warsaw, Company Navimor-Invest from Gdańsk, Company Prywatne Przedsiębiorstwo Budowlane Alpex Mariusz Skrętowski from Płock, Company Henczke-Budownictwo from Płock |
Total length | 357.8 m (1,174 ft) |
Width | 5.3–15.3 m (17–50 ft) |
Clearance below | 3.5 m (11 ft) (At the normal level of the river) |
Opening date | 25 June 2011 |
Toll | Open to the Public |
Coordinates | 52°32′24″N 19°41′08″E / 52.54000°N 19.68556°ECoordinates: 52°32′24″N 19°41′08″E / 52.54000°N 19.68556°E |
![]() ![]() Pier in Płock (Poland) |
The Pier in Płock (Polish: Molo w Płocku, Polish pronunciation: [ˈmɔlɔ v ˈpwɔt͡sku]) is a pleasure pier in Płock, Poland, reaching into the Vistula River. The pier in Płock is also a part of the marina. The pedestrian pier in Płock is 358 metres long, 5.3 metres width and at the end of the pier 15.3 metres width. At the end of the pier is situated a restaurant. The pier is a steel structure.
History
A distinctive feature of the pier in Płock is the fact that this structure was made parallel to the line of a riverbank. It's the only pier of this type in Poland.
Nice cafe at the end of th epier now
The pier in Płock is adapted for people using wheelchairs.
The pier is open all through the year. Admission to the pier is free.[1]
Construction of the pier lasted from March 2010 till December 2014 and is on going although open. The general contractor for the investment was a consortium headed by the company Bilfinger Berger Budownictwo.[2]
Gallery
- The pier in Płock, Poland. The view from the Vistula River escarpment.
- The pier in Płock, Poland. The view from the Tumskie Hill.
- The pier in Płock, Poland. The view westwards by night.
- The pier in Płock, Poland. The view from the Tumskie Hill.
- The pier in Płock, Poland. The view westwards.
- The pier in Plock, Poland. The view from the Legions of Marshal Józef Piłsudski Bridge.
- The pier in Płock, Poland. The view eastwards, in front of the Legions of Marshal Józef Piłsudski Bridge.
- The pier in Płock, Poland. The view on the Tumskie Hill and the amphitheatre by night from the pier, with Płock Cathedral and the castle.
- The pier in Płock, Poland. The view eastwards by night.
- The pier in Płock, Poland. The view on the restaurant from the beach.
- The pier in Płock, Poland. The view from the left bank of the Vistula River in the Radziwie District.
References
- ↑ "Molo w Płocku (Pier in Płock)" (PDF). Nowoczesne Budownictwo Inżynieryjne (Investment Modern Architecture) (in Polish). 1 (34): 48–49. January–February 2011. ISSN 1734-6681. OCLC 69303084.
- ↑ "Bilfinger to build pier in Plock". Construction sector in Poland. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2011.