- This article deals with the bridges in Kiev over the Dnieper River. For the bridge-like structures elsewhere in the city, see articles on Kiev's architecture and transport.
Kiev, a city on both the right and the left banks of the Dnieper River, whose width as it flows through the city reaches some several hundred meters, currently has seven bridges spanning across the river and a few dozen bridges across the canals and Dnieper tributaries. Download high resolution version (955x418, 61 KB)View of Dnipro River from Pechersk, looking east over the Metro bridge towards Hidropark and Livoberezhna. ...
Download high resolution version (955x418, 61 KB)View of Dnipro River from Pechersk, looking east over the Metro bridge towards Hidropark and Livoberezhna. ...
The Dnieper River (also: Dnepr, Dniapro, or Dnipro) is a river (2,290 km length) which flows from Russia through Belarus and then Ukraine. ...
A distributary is a river that branches off from a major river before it reaches the sea, particularly in a river delta. ...
A monument to St. ...
The Dnieper River (also: Dnepr, Dniapro, or Dnipro) is a river (2,290 km length) which flows from Russia through Belarus and then Ukraine. ...
A log bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. ...
A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ...
Due to the location and the width of the river, the bridges have always been a very attractive and hard to realize option throughout the long history of Kiev. Additionally, several tributaries fall into the Dnieper inside or just north or south of the historic city. A monument to Archangel Michael, the protector of Kiev, with todays city in the background. ...
A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ...
The stationary bridges existed in Kiev from mid-19th century but none of them survived through the World Wars. The temporary floater bridges were known to have existed since the 12th century. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
(11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ...
History
Early history According to the chronicles, the earliest floating bridge across the Dnieper River in the area was built in the 1115. It was located near Vyshgorod or, according to different accounts, near the Vydubychi Monastery. Such bridges could only be temporary and most cross-river traffic was carried by boats and ferries throughout centuries. Records exist about another floater in the 17th century with stationary approaches from the shores. The Dnieper River (also: Dnepr, Dniapro, or Dnipro) is a river (2,290 km length) which flows from Russia through Belarus and then Ukraine. ...
Events Clairvaux Abbey is founded by St. ...
Vyshhorod is a town in Kiev Oblast, Ukraine. ...
Vydubychi Monastery in Kiev Vydubychi Monastery (Ukrainian: , Vydubytskyi monastyr) was established between 1070 and 1077 by Vsevolod, son of Yaroslav Mudry. ...
(16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
19th to early-20th century
 Amand Struve Railroad Bridge The first stationary bridge in Kiev was built between 1848 and 1853.[1] This 770 metres-long Nicholas bridge was a chain suspension bridge rested on five pillars. Being one of the largest and most beautiful bridges in Europe, it was the pride for the city until is was blown up in 1920 by the Polish troops retreating from Kiev following their unsuccessful armed intervention into Ukraine. Image File history File links Nicholas_chain_bridge. ...
Image File history File links Nicholas_chain_bridge. ...
Image File history File links Struve_bridge. ...
Image File history File links Struve_bridge. ...
1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge that has been made since ancient times. ...
1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...
Kiev Offensive (1920) Conflict Polish-Bolshevik War Date April-June, 1920 Place Ukraine Result inconclusive The Kiev Offensive (or Kiev Operation) was an important military operation, carried out by Polish Army and allied Ukrainian forces during the Polish-Bolshevik War, from April 1920 to June of the same year. ...
A new bridge named to Yevhen Bosh was built in 1920s reusing the pillars of the destroyed Nicholas bridge[2] with the construction overseen by a Ukrainian engineer Evgeny Paton. That bridge was destroyed in 1941 during the first months of the Nazi German invasion. Professor Evgeny Oscarovich Paton (Russian: ; Ukrainian: ) was a Soviet Ukrainian engineer who established the E. O. Paton Electric Welding Institute in Kiev. ...
Combatants Axis Powers Soviet Union Commanders Supreme commander: Adolf Hitler Supreme commander: Josef Stalin Strength ~ 3,200,000 ~ 2,600,000 Casualties 830,903 (174,000 dead, 36,000 missing, 604,000 injured) unknown Operation Barbarossa (Unternehmen Barbarossa) was the German codename for Nazi Germanys invasion of the Soviet...
The second stationary bridge was built in 1870 with the construction overseen by Amand Struve.[3] This over 1 kilometre long railroad truss bridge was named to its constructor, engineer Struve. It was also blown up by the Polish forces during their 1920 retreat from Kiev. 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
A truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements (typically straight) which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. ...
Modern automobile bridges (Listed southwards along the river flow)
Moskovskyi Bridge The Moskovskyi (Moscow) Bridge designed by the architect A. Dobrovol'skyi and engineered by D. Fux, was built in 1976. It is a suspension bridge, with the beam of the main span being held by a cluster of steel ropes which are fixed to a 115 meters tall A-pylon . It is a key structure on the northern end of the "inner circle" road route, connecting Petrivka to the densely-populated north-eastern bedroom neighborhoods. (The bridge on Google Maps) 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ...
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge that has been made since ancient times. ...
A statically determinate beam, bending under an evenly distributed load. ...
For pylons of overhead lines, see Electricity pylon Pylon Noun from Greek πυλώνας gateway tower like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high voltage electricity cables. ...
Petrivka or Petrovka can mean: Sintashta-Petrovka-Arkaim, a sub-culture of the Andronovo culture Petrovka settlement, a Bronze Age settlement found in Kazakhstan Petrovka, Kazakhstan Petrivka (metro station) in Kiev, Ukraine Petrivka (train station) in Kiev Petrivka (book market) in Kiev This is a disambiguation page, a list of...
Metro Bridge The Metro Bridge, was a engineered by G. Fux and Y. Inosov, was built in 1965. The bridge, used for both the Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line of Kiev Metro and automobile traffic, currently has 2 traffic lanes in both directions, the metro rails and separated side-walk. (The bridge on Google Maps) Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 611 KB) Summary View of Kiev Metro bridge, from Rusanivska Naberezhna. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 611 KB) Summary View of Kiev Metro bridge, from Rusanivska Naberezhna. ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
edit The Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line (Ukrainian: ;Russian: , Svyatoshinsko-Brovarskaya), was the first line of the Kiev Metro, dating back to 1960. ...
Official Logo The Kiev Metro (Ukrainian: ; Russian: ) is a metro system that is the mainstay of Kievs public transport. ...
Paton Bridge The 1,543 metres long Paton Bridge, built in 1953, is the longest of the Dnieper bridges in the city. It was the first fully welded steel construction of such length in the world to the date of completion and it was the longest bridge in Europe at that time. The bridge was named after Evgeny Paton, the famous welding engineer who developed the technology for the structure. He died a few weeks before the construction was completed, never seeing his masterpiece. Image File history File links The Patron Bridge in Kiev, Ukraine. ...
Image File history File links The Patron Bridge in Kiev, Ukraine. ...
1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ...
Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing coalescence. ...
Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to some dispute as to Europes actual borders. ...
Professor Evgeny Oscarovich Paton (Russian: ; Ukrainian: ) was a Soviet Ukrainian engineer who established the E. O. Paton Electric Welding Institute in Kiev. ...
Initially carrying the automotive traffic and cross-Dnieper tram lines, the bridge have recently been renovated. The tram rails were removed and the electric trolley bus infrasrtucture was added to the bridge. Shutting down the tram line that historically served the bridge has met the mixed reception from the Kievans, despite the municipal authorities claimed that the tram service over the bridge has become impractical. An articulated trolleybus in Arnhem A trolleybus (also known as electric bus, trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram or simply trolley) is a bus powered by two overhead electric wires, from which the bus draws electricity using two trolley poles. ...
The bridge currently has 3 traffic lanes in both directions and one reversible lane connecting Pechersk to the Left Bank. (The bridge on Google Maps) Typical striping on an old-style suicide lane setup in the United States. ...
Pechersk or Pechersk (Ukrainian: ) is a neighborhood in Kiev (Kyiv), the capital of Ukraine, located on the hills adjoining the right bank of the Dnieper river. ...
Pivdennyi Bridge The Pivdennyi ("Southern") Bridge, designed by the architect A. Gavrilov and engineered by G. Fux, was built in 1990. It is the second metro bridge in Kiev, serving both the Syretsko-Pecherska metro line and automobile traffic. The shrouds holding the spans on the bridge are supported by a two-column ferroconcrete construction 115 meters in height. This article is about the year. ...
Official Logo The Kiev Metro (Ukrainian: ; Russian: ) is a metro system that is the mainstay of Kievs public transport. ...
edit The Syretsko-Pecherska Line (Ukrainian: ;Russian: , Syretsko-Pecherskaya), is a line of the Kiev Metro, first opened in 1989, it extendend southeast on the right bank of the Dnieper river before crossing it on a covered bridge and then east from there. ...
A shroud is typically something, usually a cloth, that covers or protects some other object. ...
ferroconcrete [n] it is concrete with metal and/or mesh added to provide extra support against stresses. ...
The bridge currently has 3 traffic lanes in both directions. It connects the Vydubychi to the rapidly-developing left-bank Darnytsia Raion, completing the southern end of the "inner circle" road route. (The bridge on Google Maps) The view of the Vydubychi Monastery with the park ovelooking the Dnieper River and the Left-bank city neighborhoods. ...
Darnytsia Raion (Ukrainian: ), is a raion (administrative district) of the Ukrainian capital Kiev (Kyiv). ...
Modern railroad bridges
Podolskyi Railroad Bridge The Podolskyi Railroad Bridge is made of steel trusses. It was originally built during World War I and then destroyed two times. The first time it was rebuilt in 1929 and the second time in 1954. Truss bridge for a single track railway, converted to pedestrian use and pipeline support. ...
Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead:5 million Civilian dead:3 million Total dead:8 million Military dead:4 million Civilian dead:3 million Total dead:7 million World War I...
1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Podolskiy Railroad Bridge completes the railway circle around Kiev. However, it is limited to minor slow-speed rail traffic due to its age. (The bridge on Google Maps)
Darnytskyi Railroad Bridge The currently standing Darnitskyi Railroad Bridge, engineered by I. Barenboym and E. Radzevich, was built in 1949. It took the place of an older bridge, which was destroyed in the first days of Great Patriotic War. (The bridge on Google Maps) 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
The Eastern Front1 was the theatre of combat between Nazi Germany and its allies against the Soviet Union during World War II. It was somewhat separate from the other theatres of the war, not only geographically, but also for its scale and ferocity. ...
The original Darnytskyi Railroad Bridge was built in 1868-1870 by engineer A.E.Struve. Standing on 13 piers, over one kilometer long, the bridge was the longest in Europe at that time. During the construction Struve first in the Russian Empire used caisson method to lay the foundation . On February 17, 1870 the first train by the Kiev-Kursk railroad company arrived through the bridge to the Kiev railroad station.
Pedestrian bridges
Harbour Bridge A steel bridge connects Podil neighborhood to the Rybalskyi Island over the Kiev Harbour. In the 1990s, the bridge was found unsafe for automobile traffic and reserved for pedestrians only. Podil is a historic neighborhood in the city of Kiev, which houses the citys funiculaire and the Dnieper river station. ...
Park Pedestrian Bridge
 The Park Pedestrian Bridge The Park Pedestrian Bridge, designed by architect V. Suvorov and engineered by V. Kiriyenko, was built in 1957. The bridge is a light construction 400 meters in length that connects Kiev to the Trukhanov Ostrov. This is the only pedestrian bridge over the Dnieper fairway, and for this reason it's formally included in the number of Kiev bridges across Dnieper. (Google Maps link) Image File history File linksMetadata ParkovyyMost. ...
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1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Trukhanov Ostrov (Ukrainian: Труханів оÑтрів, Trukhanov Ostrov, literally: Trukhanov Island) is an island located on the Dnieper River opposite the historic Podil neighborhood of the city of Kiev. ...
Rusanivka Bridges The Rusanivka Bridges were built in the 1960s over the Rusanivka Canal, connecting the neighborhood with the rest of Left Bank city. There are 5 bridges, 2 of them are exclusively pedestrian. Prior to World War II Rusanivka has been connected to the rest of Kiev by a bridge, but it was destroyed during the war. The Rusanivka bridges are a popular place for amateur fishermen. Rusanivka (РуÑанівка) was originally an old neighborhood with single family Ukrainian homes. ...
Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II...
Venetian Bridge The Venetian Bridge, designed by architect A. Ilyashenko and engineered by V. Koval, was built in 1966. The bridge spans the Venetian Canal dividing the Hidropark Island and the Dolobetskyi Island. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...
Hidropark Beach Hidropark (Гідропарк) is an island on Dnipro River in Kyiv, Ukraine. ...
Bridges in construction Kiev, experiencing a dramatic traffic growth since late 1990s, desperately needs more bridges to avoid traffic jams on and around existing ones. Moreover, the central rail route from the central station via the Darnytskyi Bridge is overloaded, limiting the railroad traffic in the whole Eastern Europe. So the new bridges are planned and constructed. Traffic jams are common in heavily populated areas. ...
The Kiev Passenger Railway Station (Russian: Киев ПаÑÑажирÑкй, Kiev Passazhirski) is Kievs main long-distance railway station. ...
Podilskyi Metro Bridge The construction of a new 7 kilometer long metro/automobile bridge is underway on Trukhanov Ostriv, on the midway between existing Moskovskyi Bridge and Metro Bridge. The bridge is a part of the future Podilsko-Voskresenska Metro line, and it will carry 3 lanes of auto traffic in both directions. However, the project is complicated by the serious land-owning, environmental and architecture-preserving issues. The construction is contracted by the Kiev municipality. (The bridge on Google Maps) Trukhanov Ostrov (Ukrainian: Труханів оÑтрів, Trukhanov Ostrov, literally: Trukhanov Island) is an island located on the Dnieper River opposite the historic Podil neighborhood of the city of Kiev. ...
New Darnytskyi Bridge The construction of the new Darnitskyi automobile/railroad bridge is underway. The bridge is being constructing about 50 meters north of the existing Darnytsia Railroad Bridge. The 1,200 meter-span will cost an estimated $300 million. It is contracted by the national railroad company, but the Kiev authority co-sponsors the project. The future bridge will also allow the establishing of a new main passenger station on the Left Bank of the city. Ukrzaliznytsia (УкрзалізницÑ) is the national railway company of Ukraine. ...
Alternatives to bridges
Tunnel projects A few years before World War II the Soviet government started a secret tunnel construction project. The construction was started in a fear that in case of a war the bridges over the Dnieper were a vulnerable part of the regional transport infrastructure, and tunnels might be a long-term strategic solution. It was planned to build two railroad tunnels under the Dnieper in Kiev suburbs to the north and to the south of the city. The NKVD oversaw the project, drafting hundreds of military, civilian and prison workers to work on it. The underdeveloped technology of the time required special makeshift caissons (vertical mines for ventilation and soil extraction) to be built in the middle of the river. Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II...
State motto (Russian): Пролетарии вÑех Ñтран, ÑоединÑйтеÑÑŒ! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area - Total - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ...
The NKVD (Narodnyi Komissariat Vnutrennikh Del (help· info))(Russian: ÐКВД, Ðародный комиÑÑариат внутренних дел) or Peoples Commisariat for Internal Affairs was a government department which handled a number of the Soviet Unions affairs of state. ...
A caisson is: In engineering, a retaining structure used, for example, to work on the foundations of a bridge pier. ...
Mine can refer to a number of things: Mines are tunnels used in mining for extraction of resources. ...
Due to technical failures and the start of the war, the construction was never finished or even disclosed to the public. The builders were able only to connect the Right Bank with the close Zhukiv Island (where the present-day southern port is situated). The flooded entrance to the tunnel and abandoned caissons can now be seen in the forests and bays of Holosiiv Raion. Amateur researchers believe that a large secret base component of the project, including a train station, barracks and mass graves of workers, are also located in the depths of the tunnels.
Nowadays, the idea of underriver tunnels, which are relied on much advanced metro construction technologies is still on city planner's table. Tunnel projects are included in some of proposed Kiev general development plans as a way to move the main traffic flows in the city center underground. However, most experts agree that such projects are both unaffordable and technically infeasible at this time. Metro is: a general term, synonymous with rapid transit, subway or underground, for an urban underground rail public transit system (see list of rapid transit systems); any of several specific public transport systems, including: Bi-State Development Agency in Missouri and Illinois, d/b/a Metro since 2003 Buffalo Metro...
Urban planning is concerned with the ordering and design of settlements, from the smallest towns to the worlds largest cities. ...
Emergency bridges In case of war/terrorism emergency, the make-shift pontoon bridges are to be established in the city. A special Pontoon-Bridge Brigade of the Armed Forces is based on the Left Bank, ready to use its truck-based automatic bridges and docking boats. Such equipment allows automobile and limited railroad connection over the river, and is frequently used in military maneuvers. Pontoon bridge across the James River at Richmond, Virginia, 1865. ...
Organization Ukraines military consists of Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Збройні сили України, ЗСУ, Zbroyni Syly Ukrainy) and few other independent militarized insititutions. ...
References - Ruta Malikenaite. Guildebook: Touring Kyiv. Kyiv: Baltia Druk, 2003. ISBN 966-96041-3-3
The International Standard Book Number, or ISBN (sometimes pronounced is-ben), is a unique identifier for books, intended to be used commercially. ...
External links - (English) Fording the Dnipro The past, present and future of Kyiv's bridges
- (Ukrainian) Kiev bridges at Kyiv wiki
- (Russian) Kiev bridges at Elcomart.News
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