Railway Bridge over the Biała Przemsza in Maczki

The railway bridge over the Biała Przemsza near Maczki is a stone bridge with six spans and a length of 70 metres, opened in 1848. It stands on the border between Jaworzno and Sosnowiec, and railway line no. 133 passes over it.

A bridge on the former border of three states

The bridge lies just beyond Sosnowiec Maczki station, which was originally called Granica (Border). It was the last station of the Warsaw-Vienna Railway on the territory of the Congress Kingdom. The bridge thus joined the Congress Kingdom in the Russian Empire with the Austrian Empire and served as a border bridge.

In 1867 this border became the border between the Russian Empire and Austria-Hungary. During the First World War it was abolished.

Nearby

On the Sosnowiec side, about 400 metres away, stands the Church of Sts Peter and Paul in Sosnowiec. A little further on lies the Bory peat bog.

Practical information

• Location: on the border between Jaworzno and Sosnowiec, Maczki district, on the Biała Przemsza river.
• This is a working railway bridge, so it is viewed from the bank, without stepping onto the tracks.