Kashirsky bridge, Railway bridge in Kashira, Russia.
The Kashirsky railway bridge spans the Oka River using four steel truss sections, each about 125 meters long, with a total length of approximately 580 meters. It rests on reinforced concrete supports and rises about 20 meters (65 feet) above the water.
Engineer Lavr Dmitrievich Proskuryakov designed the original single-track structure in 1900, when it held records for span lengths in European Russia. A major reconstruction in 2008 adapted it to carry two parallel railway tracks.
The bridge links communities along the Moscow-Paveletsky railway line and has shaped the landscape of this region for over a century. It remains a familiar sight to local residents who use the trains daily.
The best views come from the riverbanks of the Oka or from nearby paths on either side that run alongside the structure. Walk to the water's edge or nearby points to see how the bridge rises above the flow and understand its engineering.
When completed, this structure earned recognition for its innovative span design and was celebrated as a breakthrough in railway engineering of its time. Today it remains one of the oldest steel truss bridges spanning a major river in this part of Russia.
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