Krasnoluzhsky Rail Bridge, Railway bridge in Khamovniki District, Moscow, Russia
The Krasnoluzhsky Rail Bridge is a two-track steel railway bridge over the Moskva River between Luzhniki station and the former Potylikha halt, linking Novodevichya and Berezhkovskaya embankments. Its 135-metre riveted arched truss, a copy of the 1905–1907 bridge, rests on the old piers; the bridge also has beam spans carrying road and foot traffic, cast-iron railings and grey granite towers with stone spheres.
An original railway bridge stood at this location starting in 1907, but was later replaced by a new construction. The modern structure, completed in 2001, serves the same purpose as its predecessor and connects the same districts.
The bridge was first named after Emperor Nicholas II, then renamed Krasnoluzhsky after the February Revolution for the Krasny Lug tract it faced. In 2002 the Moscow government renamed it Luzhnetsky, though official documents still call it Krasnoluzhsky.
The best way to see this bridge is from the Moskva riverbank paths, especially near Luzhniki Stadium. Visitors can take photographs and observe the structure from multiple viewpoints along the river without needing special access.
The 1905–1907 arch was not scrapped: in 2001 the whole span was floated on barges about 2.5 km downstream and remounted on new abutments as the pedestrian Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bridge. The present Luzhnetsky bridge is a copy of that arch, built on the old piers.
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