This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.

1734: (suspension bridge)

Gliwice vicinity, Upper Silesia, Poland - Oder River
Bridgemeister ID:371 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1734
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Gliwice vicinity, Upper Silesia, Poland
Crossing:Oder River
Principals:Army of the Palatinate of Saxony
References:AAJ, BPL
Main Cables:Chain (iron)

Notes:

  • Often claimed to be the first use of metal in a suspension structure in the Western world.
  • Location always cited as "across the Oder near Glorywitz, Prussia" however the name "Glorywitz" only ever appears in citations of this bridge. Likely it was near the modern city of Gliwice in Poland, also known as Gleiwitz (German) and Glywicy (Silesian)

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