Danilovsky Bridge, Railway bridge in Donskoy District, Moscow, Russia
The Danilovsky Bridge is a railway bridge crossing the Moskva River and linking different sections of the rail network. Its steel framework supports elevated tracks that span across the river's width.
Built from 1905 to 1907, the bridge was constructed during a period when Moscow was rapidly expanding its railway infrastructure. This project was part of a wider effort to modernize the city's transportation system.
The bridge was originally named Alexeyevsky after Tsarevich Alexey, the heir to the throne. Its eastern side featured a decorative portal designed by academician A. N. Pomerantsev, with turrets, spires, chased coats of arms and a bronze bust of the heir. In Soviet times it was renamed Kozhukhovsky, and in the 1990s it received its current name, Danilovsky.
The bridge carries two main railway tracks on the Kozhukhovo–Kanatchikovo section, so it is crossed by trains rather than pedestrians; the former central walkway between the trusses is gone. The cast-iron memorial plaque on one of the bank abutments is best seen from the shore. The bridge separates Nagatinskaya Embankment from Novodanilovskaya Embankment.
The 1998–1999 reconstruction replaced the bridge trusses with new ones, so the original steelwork no longer survives. The central 88-metre span was floated into place and the pontoon system had to be turned almost in place because the Moskva River is very narrow there.
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