The Metro Bridge (Ukrainian: Міст Метро) is the first metro bridge, part of the Brovarsky prospect spanning across the Dnieper River in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It was engineered by G. Fuks and Y. Inosov and constructed in 1965 with the expansion of the Kyiv Metro system. The bridge is used for both the Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line of the metro and for automobile traffic.
Metro Bridge Міст Метро | |
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 Metro Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 50°26′34″N 30°33′54″E / 50.44278°N 30.56500°E |
| Carries | Automobiles Metro |
| Crosses | Dnieper River |
| Locale | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Official name | Metro Bridge |
| Owner | Ukraine |
| Preceded by | Parkovyi Pedestrian Bridge |
| Followed by | Paton Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 700 metres (2,300 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Heorhiy Fuks |
| Engineering design by | Y. Inosov |
| Opened | November 5, 1965 |
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Overview edit
The bridge is 683 m long, 28.9 m wide and is 20 m above the river.[1][2]
It consists of two spans as it links the Venetsiiskyi Island as well as the left and right banks. The larger span consists of an elevated central metro span and side automobile spans on separate, lower estacades. Both the metro and automobile paths have a distinct arched contour. This was because the metro line continues into the hill of the right bank with the Dnipro station.
The smaller span called Rusanivskyi Bridge, which links Venetsiiskyi Island with the left bank, is a more conventional level estacade with two northern traffic lanes and a southern metro path.
Accidents edit
A terrorist occupation of the bridge occurred on September 18, 2019.[3] A veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian War threatened to blow up the bridge.[4][5] Traffic was stopped across the bridge for a few hours, causing extensive traffic issues throughout the city, before the man was arrested. He was found not to be in possession of any explosive, just a rifle, with which he shot a police drone.[6]
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View from the western bank of the Dnieper River
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Rozdorozhnya, Anna (21 April 2013). "Міст Метро (Pont Métro)". Unique (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ТЕХНІЧНОГО СТАНУ ТА КАПІТАЛЬНОГО РЕМОНТУ МОСТА МЕТРО ЧЕРЕЗ р. ДНІПРО в м. КИЄВІ" [Features of the technical condition and capital repair of the Metro bridge over the Dnipro river]. Dorig (in Ukrainian). 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Олексій Белько – хто він та чому хоче підірвати міст Метро". kyivnews.24tv.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ ""Минера" моста Метро в Киеве задержали. Видео операции". Украинская правда (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ "Взорвать мост грозится бывший военный-крымчанин". Украинская правда (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ ""Мінер" моста Метро попросив пробачення в киян, йому не висуватимуть підозру в підготовці теракту". LB.ua. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
External links edit
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