The Stanczyki bridges are a unique and very interesting attraction just 30 km from the Lithuanian/Polish border. The Stanczyki Bridges are the highest bridges in Poland, and we highly recommend visiting them if you are planning a trip to Europe, visiting Suwałki with children, or if your destination is a lakeside holiday in Poland.
Stanczyki Bridges – the highest bridges in Poland
The Stanczyki Bridges, the highest bridges in Poland, are a very interesting and tourist attraction in Northern Poland. The Stanczyki Bridges are two bridges of a dismantled railway, at the former site of the former railway station in Warsaw. They are two bridges that were built between two railway lines at the village of Staczyski, now Stanczyk, in north-eastern Poland. It is a very interesting attraction just 30 km from the Lithuanian/Polish border.
The bridges look spectacular! Both bridges have five arches, each is 180 m long and 31.5 m high. They are modelled after the Ancient Roman aqueduct at Pont du Gard.
Stanczyki bridges – highest in Poland
Stanczyki bridges – highest in Poland
Visiting bridges
There is a charge for visiting the bridges. The cost is 10 zlotys per person from five. A small café with drinks and snacks is open in high season. There is a free car park a little further on. There is a large restaurant in Stanczyki itself.
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Near the bridges is the Stanczyki Lookout Tower, which offers a great panorama of the surrounding area and the bridges.
The bridges are very convenient to visit when going on holiday to Gizycko or Mikolajki with children. We are sure that you will not regret taking a slight detour from the main route, as the Stanczyki Bridges are truly spectacular.
Stanczyki bridges
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Stanczyki Lookout Tower
The Stanczyki Lookout Tower is located just a short distance from the Stanczyki Bridges, on the main road on the way to them. It is very worthwhile to stop and climb up and have a look around, as the lookout tower offers a great panorama of the surrounding area and the Stanczyki bridges from high up.
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Stanczyki Lookout Tower
Stanczyki Lookout Tower
The history of the Stanczyki bridges
The Stanczyki bridges were built during the construction of the Geldapė-Zydkiemis section of the East Prussian railway line. The northern bridge was built in 1912-1914, but the work was interrupted by the outbreak of the First World War. The southern bridge was built in 1923-1924. The bridges were designed by German engineers and are believed to have been built by laying concrete without reinforcement. Rails were laid only on the northern bridge, as the railway line completed in 1927 was a single-track line, the second bridge playing only a strategic and propaganda role. The railway line on which these bridges are located was dismantled in 1945.
For some time, the bridge was used by extreme sports enthusiasts, but now it is privately owned.
There are several other similar bridges in the vicinity of the Stanczyki Bridges, which are free to visit, but they are much more neglected.
Travelling to Poland with children
Travelling to Poland with children
