Borodinsky Bridge, Steel cantilever bridge over Moskva River in Moscow, Russia
Borodinsky Bridge is a steel cantilever structure spanning the Moskva River and connecting Dorogomilovo District with Moscow's central area. The bridge carries multiple traffic lanes in each direction and provides separate pedestrian paths along its length.
Built between 1911 and 1912, the structure was designed to commemorate a major military victory from the previous century. It replaced an older wooden crossing that had served the location since the late 1700s.
The bridge's name, given in 1837 for the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino, was changed to Bridge of Communism in the 1920s and back to Dorogomilovsky in the early 1930s before returning to Borodinsky. The 1912 entrances were decorated with obelisks on one side and curved Doric colonnades on the other, flanked by pylons topped with sculptural groups of military attributes modelled by sculptor A. L. Ober.
Both pedestrian paths offer clear views along the river and across to surrounding districts. The structure is accessible from both ends, with adequate space for foot traffic and cyclists moving through.
The arches seen today are not structural: the 1999–2001 rebuild replaced the old steel arches with a lighter plate girder and orthotropic deck, then hid the girders behind curved sheet-steel aprons that imitate arches. The same trick was used at Novospassky Bridge. The 1912 obelisks and porticos were kept.
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