Чернавский мост, Steel bridge in Voronezh, Russia

The Chernavsky Bridge is a steel road bridge over the Voronezh River in Voronezh, Russia, linking the city center to the left bank. It carries multiple lanes of traffic in both directions and has a pedestrian walkway along its side.

The Chernavsky Bridge was first mentioned in 1768 as a wooden bridge. In the 1820s the Pridachenskaya dam was paved with stone and the bridge was rebuilt on sturdy piles. A concrete bridge built in 1909 became a symbol of the city. It was destroyed in June 1942 during World War II, and a new bridge entered service on 14 October 1959. After the Voronezh Reservoir was created in 1972, salt-based plasticizer additives used in the supports caused them to deteriorate, and in 1989 the bridge was declared unsafe. Reconstruction began in 1990 and, delayed by funding problems, lasted 19 years; the bridge reopened on 24 October 2009.

The Chernavsky Bridge connects central Voronezh to the left bank of the river and is part of the daily routine for many residents who cross it on foot or by car. From the pedestrian path, you can look out over the water and watch the city on both sides.

The bridge is open at all hours and can be crossed on foot or by vehicle. Outside of morning and evening rush hours, traffic is lighter and walking across is more comfortable.

The 1972 creation of the Voronezh Reservoir on the Voronezh River damaged the bridge's piers, because salt-based plasticising additives had been used in their construction. By 1989 the structure was declared unsafe, and reconstruction that began in 1990 lasted 19 years, with the first stage of the new bridge opened on 1 December 2008 and the finished bridge opened on 24 October 2009.