Janowicz Bridge

The Janowicz Bridge is a pedestrian and bicycle bridge in Koningstad across the Dortmund River. It connects Industriestad in the north with the Florentine Park are in the south. The bridge is named after the 18th-century architect and urban planner Victor Janowicz.

Location
The bridge is located between the Ambroos Bridge in the west and the Adrianbrug in the east, at the end of the Grotestraat and perpendicular to the Vandelet Quay.

History
The bridge was constructed from 1903-1905 as the first pedestrian bridge in Koningstad. Until 1919, carriages pulled by horses were also allowed to cross the Dortmund River via the Janowicz Bridge.

It was the only pedestrian and bicycle bridge across the river until the opening of the King Anthony Bridge in the east in 2016.

Description
It is an arch bridge made of masonry with a metal frame on top. It is not decorated and local residents have regularly made request to decorate the bridge or to paint it in a different color. The bridge was repaint in white several times since the 1970s.