Karamyshevsky Bridge, Reinforced concrete bridge in northwestern Moscow, Russia
The Karamyshevsky Bridge is a single-span reinforced concrete beam bridge over lock No. 9 of the Moscow Canal, linking Narodnogo Opolcheniya Street and Nizhniye Mnyovniki. Its four longitudinal beams have parabolic lower edges, and the deck is 16.5 m wide, with a 45 m main span and 18 m shore consoles.
Built between 1935 and 1937 to a design by engineer E. S. Ulanov of Obldortrans, the bridge was part of the Moscow Canal works and spans the Karamyshevskoye straightening of the Moskva River above lock No. 9. Its piers rest directly on the lock walls. In 1983 the roadway was widened from 12.0 to 13.5 m.
The bridge carries the name Karamyshevsky from the Karamyshevo area and the old Karamyshevskaya floodplain of the Moskva River. Its span crosses the Karamyshevskoye straightening of the river directly above lock No. 9 of the Moscow Canal, so pedestrians can watch vessels pass through the lock below. The four-lane roadway was widened from 12.0 to 13.5 m in a 1983 reconstruction.
The bridge is accessible to both pedestrians and vehicles and serves as an important crossing for daily traffic. Visitors should know it can get busy during peak times, and crossing may take some time depending on congestion.
The bridge's piers rest directly on the walls of Lock No. 9 of the Moscow Canal, so the span sits right above the lock chamber. Its clearance for passing vessels is 30 by 14 metres, and the main span measures 45 metres, with 18-metre cantilevers on each bank.
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