It was designed by Felix Pancer and constructed with seven arched vaults made of brick, supported by six pillars and two abutments.

Retreating German troops blew up the penultimate pillar, causing two adjacent spans to collapse.

After the war, there were plans to rebuild the viaduct, but they were abandoned because the significant increase in pedestrian and automobile traffic would have been dangerous for Castle Square and the Old Town.

Under the intersection of Krakowskie Przedmieście and Miodowa Street a tunnel was built for the W-Z Route which resulted in the need to reduce the road.

It can be found in Castle Square, next to fragments of previous versions of Sigismund's Column.