The section «Bridges» on our website is devoted to the study of the history and architecture of bridges in Kyiv. We talk about the largest bridges in the city, their technical features, design and related legends and stories. We give information about which bridges are important objects of urban transport, and which serve for pedestrians and tourists. Our section is also devoted to little-known bridges, which also have their own uniqueness and interest for lovers of architecture and history. We provide interesting facts about how bridges were built at different times, about the technologies and materials used in their construction. If you are interested in architecture and the history of bridges, then our Bridges section will help you learn more about this important element of the urban landscape and learn interesting facts about bridges in Kyiv.
Not far from Peyzazhnaya Alleya you can see the oldest Kiev bridge, although in fact the first was the Struve Bridge, but it is still there today not preserved. Kudryavsky Bridge is a viaduct and is located above Petrovskaya Street, which almost no longer exists. In the 1960s, people still lived here in private houses … Read more
Construction of the Darnitsky railway bridge began in March 1868. The bridge had 11 supports and 12 spans of 89 meters each, the total length was 1068 meters. The bridge had one railway track, the supports were built using caisson technology. On February 12, 1870, during a test, a special train consisting of 6 locomotives … Read more
Park Bridge is a pedestrian bridge across the Dnieper, which connects the central part of Kyiv with the park area and beaches of Trukhanov Island. Built in 1956-1957 according to the design of the Ukrproektstalkonstruktsiya Institute with the participation of the Evgeniy Paton Institute of Electric Welding of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian … Read more
On May 25, 2019, a pedestrian and bicycle bridge was solemnly opened in Kyiv, which connected two parks: Kreshchaty and Vladimirskaya Gorka. Below the object is magdeburg right column (monument to the baptism of Rus’), to which a beautiful staircase leads . The glass bridge officially opened at 20:00. First, several cyclists drove over it, … Read more
The Bridge of Lovers is the unofficial name of the Park Bridge, which connected the current Mariinsky and Kreshchaty parks. The bridge was designed by the famous mechanical scientist and engineer Yevgeny Paton and opened in December 1910. Previously, on the site of the Park Bridge there was a hollow with a natural earthen partition … Read more
Before the creation of the Vigurovshchina-Troyeshchyna residential area on the left bank of Kyiv, it was decided to connect it with the right bank by a separate bridge. In 1968 Georgy Fuchs (also designed metro bridge, South Bridge, Podolsky Bridge ) began work on the creation of the North Bridge project. In less than 3 … Read more