In the Middle Ages, in the place of today's bridge, there was a place where tolls were collected from passing ships and passing carts, and duty on goods.
In 1909, the German city authorities decided to build a drawbridge. The construction took 3 years. The designer of the bridge at that time was Benduch, a construction adviser. It was blown up by the retreating German army at the end of World War II, in the spring of 1945.
After the war, in 1947, a temporary Bailey bridge was built on the site of the demolished structure. It stood on wooden supports and was not resistant to excessive exploitation. In 1954, the municipal authorities decided to build a new bridge. It was designed by: Eng. Maximilian Wolff, Eng. arch. Janusz Sapiński, Eng. Piotr Kołodko and technician Eugeniusz Szymański. Construction began in 1955 and was completed on April 23, 1960. The bridge had a post-tensioned structure.
In 1994, the bridge was renovated.
Another renovation (this time of the middle span that has not been renovated since the launch) began at the end of November 2008.
On May 30, 2016, due to the poor technical condition of the bridge, the lane towards Dąbie was closed. On June 14, it was announced that the entire supporting structure of the bridge would be replaced. On June 15, at 11:15 p.m., due to the deteriorating technical condition, the crossing was completely closed[2]. In 2017 it was completely demolished; only the pillars and abutments were left and were used for the new steel supporting structure of the facility. In the second half of May 2017, assembly began. The new bridge consists of two steel segments measuring 14 x 100 m. The assembly was carried out using hydraulic actuators and consisted of sliding over the existing piers and temporary supports located on the mainland. The span moved at a speed of three meters per hour. The operation was completed after several hours. The bridge was reopened on August 3, 2017.
If you have the time, you should definitely take the stairs from the bridge to the harbor area. From here you have a wonderful view over the Oder on Sczcecin.