European Bridge – adaptation of the historical railway, border bridge over the Odra River on the pedestrian-bicycle bridge with a viewing platform

Project 2016-2017, implementation 2029-2022. The investment is aimed at revitalizing the economically weak area and stimulating local tourism. It’s a joint Polish-German investment and co-financed by the INTERREG. The bridge has caused a great revival of local tourism and local cross-border contacts. The designed functional and spatial solutions of the bridge and platform have been very highly rated. The bridge, apart from its communication function, is a very popular place of meetings, bird watching and local events. It is very often posted on social media. The bridge became an excursion destination and the platform became a recognizable symbol of the region. The project has also won architectural awards and has been published in professional architecture and design publications. The facility has been a success. It is popular, recognizable and multifunctional. It has become an element strengthening local identity and Polish-German cooperation.