Elevated railway in Wrocław

The elevated railway in Wrocław is a steel-supported bridge spanning roughly 620 meters across the city and carrying train traffic. Beneath its heavy columns there is space for pedestrians and vehicles to pass through the city.

The bridge was built in 1929 to move trains faster through the growing city and to separate rail traffic from street level. It came about during a period when Wrocław was rapidly expanding and modernizing.

The elevated structure shows industrial design from the 1920s and remains visible as part of the city's everyday landscape. Local people walk beneath its steel spans daily, treating it as a natural feature of their urban surroundings.

The overpass is accessible at several points and offers different vantage points from which to view and photograph it. Best explored on foot from multiple angles to fully appreciate its structure and scale.

The bridge is one of few structures from the interwar period in Poland still operating daily. Despite its age, it continues to handle modern train traffic and thousands of passengers.

Location: Wrocław

Length: 620 m

GPS coordinates: 51.10000,17.02860

Latest update: December 12, 2025 07:52