Andreyevsky Bridge
55°42′49″N 37°34′37″E / 55.71361°N 37.57694°E Andreyevsky Bridge (
.Andreyevsky Rail Bridge (1907, demolished 1998)
The original Sergievsky Bridge (Сергиевский мост), named after the late
After the
In 1937, the arched stone pillars over embankments were extended from one to two spans (each side) to accommodate increased street traffic. A similar reconstruction of Krasnoluzhsky Bridge was completed in 1956.
The bridge was still in good order when it was demolished to make way for the construction of the Third Ring highway. Space limitations required vertical and horizontal realignment of track (1.5 metres up and 22 metres downstream [3]), so the whole rail bridge (arch, roadway and pillars) had to be rebuilt on a new site (unlike Krasnoluzhsky bridge, which retained its pillars). Demolition (actually, careful disassembly) began in April 1998.
Pushkinsky Pedestrian Bridge (2000)
City planners chose to repurpose the steel arch of the 1907 Andreyevsky Rail Bridge instead of discarding it. On May 22, 1999, the steel frame was transported downstream to the new pedestrian bridge location using three barges. Contractors had already prepared the new site with concrete foundations, pillars, and arches, utilizing granite slabs from the original site.[4] Due to the wider Moskva river at this location, four pillars and three 25-meter arches were needed to span the gaps over the water.[5]
The Pushkinsky bridge connects First Frunzenskaya street in
Andreyevsky Rail Bridge (2001)
Initially, rail bridge completion had a higher priority and a 15-month fast track schedule, but in real life priorities changed, and the new road bridge was completed first.[7] Both jobs required removal of old rail bridge, which was done May 22, 1999, after 11 months of preparation.[8] Rail service of the Inner Ring was suspended for two years until completion in 2001.
New steel arch (engineer S.S.Tkachenko) is superficially similar to Proskuryakov's original design; it is now 21.5 metre tall, with a higher track alignment; width remains the same, 135.0 metres.[9] The bridge has only one (upstream) pedestrian walkway and two copies of four original obelisks.
Andreyevsky Road Bridge (2000)
New Andreyevsky Road Bridge (Aндреевский автодорожный мост) was completed in December 2000. Design challenge included merging the bridge with the tunnel system under
An effective and economical solution, however, failed to preserve visual coherence of two adjacent bridges; new structure completely obstructs the fine outline of Proskuryakov's classic .[11]
See also
References
- ISBN 5-9533-0183-9
- ^ Bridges of Moscow, p.164
- ^ Russian: Contractor’s report: Островский, А.В., "Опыт транспортировки наплаву на большое расстояние арочного пролетного строения проектировки начала XX века", cтр.2 Ostrovsky, A.V., Transportation of the early 20th century arched span by river, p.2
- ^ Bridges of Moscow, p.130
- ^ "Ostrovsky". Mo18.ru. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- ^ Bridges of Moscow, p.129-140
- ^ Russian: Contractor’s report:Онищук, В.М., "Сооружение комплекса Андреевских автодорожного и железнодорожного мостов", cтр.2 Onischuk, V.M., Building the Andreevsky Road and Rail Bridges, p.2
- ^ "Ostrovsky". Mo18.ru. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- ^ Bridges of Moscow, p.142
- ^ "Onischuk". Mo18.ru. p. 1. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- ^ Bridges of Moscow, p.146