Avtozavodskiy bridge, Road bridge in Moscow, Russia

Avtozavodskiy Bridge is a road crossing over the Moscow River that links several districts of the Russian capital. It has six lanes for vehicles and pedestrian paths running along both sides.

This crossing was completed in 1961 and replaced an older wooden bridge that had served the area since after the First World War. It was built during the Soviet period when Moscow was expanding its industrial infrastructure.

The bridge's name comes from the Zavod imeni Likhachova (ZiL) works on the left bank, and until 1986 trams ran across it linking the Tulskaya and Avtozavodskaya metro stations. The tram line was restored in 1988 as a dead-end branch with a turning loop just beyond the bridge, then removed for good in September 1992 when the span closed for long repairs. Old piers of the wooden predecessor still stand in the river near the present crossing.

The bridge carries the Third Ring Road between the Danilovsky district and the Likhachev plant, with lanes closed for repairs in October 2016 causing long jams. Trams ran across it until September 1992, so today only road traffic and pedestrians use it. Old supports of the wooden predecessor stand beside the present bridge.

The bridge's span began sagging almost as soon as it opened: by 1990 the hinge at mid-span had dropped 1.3 m below its design height. The cause was the assembly method, with one cantilever built in place and the other cantilevered, so the two halves crept differently. Old wooden piers of the Starodanilovsky bridge still stand nearby.