Merefa-Kherson bridge, Railway arch bridge in Dnipro, Ukraine
The Merefa-Kherson railway bridge is a reinforced concrete structure stretching 1610 meters across the Dnipro River with a series of prominent arched spans. The design displays strong curves that cross the entire waterway in a repeating pattern, creating a functional and visually clear form.
Construction started in 1930 and the bridge opened on December 21, 1931, marking an important step for railway infrastructure during Ukraine's industrial expansion. The project demonstrated the application of new building techniques and contributed to modernizing transport networks across the region.
The bridge takes its name from the two cities it links and shapes how locals and travelers perceive the river landscape. Over the decades, it has become a landmark that people recognize instantly when they think of this region.
If you want to walk on the bridge itself, access is limited because it remains an active railway line in use. Your best views come from the riverbanks or nearby vantage points where you can see the entire structure clearly.
When it was being built, this structure was Europe's longest arch bridge at the time, demonstrating what Ukrainian engineers could achieve. An engineer named Kolokolov introduced monolithic reinforced concrete technology to bridge building for the first time with this project.
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