Pivdennyi Bridge (Kiev)

The Pivdennyi Bridge (Ukrainian: Південний міст - Southern bridge) in Kiev, Ukraine was designed by the architect A. Gavrilov ("Mostobud") and a group of engineers headed by G. Fux, was built in 1990.

Traffic on Southern Bridge in Kyiv
Pivdennyi Bridge

Південний міст
Pivdennyi Bridge
Coordinates50.39481°N 30.58814°E / 50.39481; 30.58814
Carriesroad traffic, Metro
CrossesDnieper River
LocaleKiev, Ukraine
Preceded bynone
Characteristics
Designcable-stayed bridge, harp
Total length1,256 metres (4,121 ft)
Width41 metres (135 ft)
Height135 metres (443 ft)
Longest span270 metres (890 ft)
History
DesignerA. Gavrilov
Engineering design byG. Fux
Construction start1983
Opened1990-12-25
Statistics
Daily traffic6 lanes

Overview

It is the second metro bridge in Kiev, serving both the Syretsko-Pecherska metro line and road traffic. The cables holding the spans on the bridge are supported by a ferroconcrete double-column pylon 135 m (443 ft) in height.

The bridge currently has three traffic lanes in both directions (total of six). It connects the Smaller Ring Road around the center of Kiev. The bridge is part of the E40/M03 and is formally an extension of the local Promyslova Street.

About 1.5 miles north from it is building a new bridge.[1] In 2010 a railway traffic portion of that bridge was finished, while the automobile traffic was scheduled to be established sometime in 2011. The whole project, however, is supposed to end around 2015.

See also

References
  1. (in Ukrainian) new railway-automobile bridge
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