Saburovsky Rail Bridges
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Saburovsky Rail Bridges are two adjacent steel bridges that span Moskva River
in southern Moskvorechye-Saburovo District
of Moscow
, Russia
. They were completed in 1924 and 1953, when Saburovo was a remote suburb of Moscow.
. Spans are 42.0+53.4+53.4+42.0 meters long, total length 217 meters.
. Post-war examination revealed potential safety problems with these pillars, site was abandoned and a new bridge was laid in 1951. The pillars still stand between two existing bridges.
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Moskva River
The Moskva River is a river that flows through the Moscow and Smolensk Oblasts in Russia, and is a tributary of the Oka River.-Etymology:...
in southern Moskvorechye-Saburovo District
Moskvorechye-Saburovo District
Moskvorechye-Saburovo District is an administrative district of Southern Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia....
of Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. They were completed in 1924 and 1953, when Saburovo was a remote suburb of Moscow.
Saburovsky Bridge (1924)
The first bridge on this site was completed in 1924 as a four-span deck-arch bridge, designed by Lavr ProskuryakovLavr Proskuryakov
Lavr Dmitrievich Proskuryakov was a leading bridge builder of Imperial Russia.Proskuryakov was responsible for many bridges constructed along the Trans-Siberian Railway, including the one crossing the Kotorosl River in Yaroslavl , another spanning the Yenisey near Krasnoyarsk and the Khabarovsk...
. Spans are 42.0+53.4+53.4+42.0 meters long, total length 217 meters.
Abandoned Saburovsky Bridge
In 1936, a second, four-track bridge was laid nearby; in 1941, when the pillars were complete, work was interrupted by the warOperation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II that began on 22 June 1941. Over 4.5 million troops of the Axis powers invaded the USSR along a front., the largest invasion in the history of warfare...
. Post-war examination revealed potential safety problems with these pillars, site was abandoned and a new bridge was laid in 1951. The pillars still stand between two existing bridges.
Saburovsky Bridge (1953)
The second existing bridge, completed in 1953, is a high through-arch bridge with a 151.3 meter long main arch which stands 31.5 meters above water level. It is the highest steel arch in Moscow (until the upcoming completion of Zhivopisny BridgeZhivopisny Bridge
Zhivopisny Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that spans Moskva River in north-western Moscow, Russia. It is the first cable-stayed bridge in Moscow. Opened on 27 December 2007 as a part of Krasnoprenensky avenue...
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