Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge

Coordinates: 55°44′48″N 37°36′44″E / 55.74667°N 37.61222°E / 55.74667; 37.61222
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Existing bridge (July 2015)

55°44′48″N 37°36′44″E / 55.74667°N 37.61222°E / 55.74667; 37.61222 Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge (

Moscow Kremlin. Its predecessor was the first permanent stone bridge in Moscow, Russia.[1] The existing bridge was completed in 1938 by engineer Nikolai Kalmykov.[2]

Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge (1692, demolished)

Vsehsvyatsky Bridge (All Saints Bridge, old name of Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge) and the Kremlin at the end of the 17th century. By Apollinary Vasnetsov, 1922
Fyodor Alekseev in the early 19th century. Note the space between the bridge and the corner Kremlin tower[clarification needed
]

A "live" bridge of boats linked the Kremlin with

Strassburg
to design a stone bridge. Anie Cristler and Tsar Mikhail died in 1645, construction halted.

Sources about the completion of the first Stone Bridge are contradictory.

Archive studies by

arshin
each. Later, numerous repairs (1707, 1731, 1771, 1788–1792, 1809–1812) changed it to seven spans over eight stone pillars.

It is estimated that the river maximum width was 105 meters (50

Triumph arch in Muscovy.[citation needed
]

The bridge deck originally included wooden storehouses, mills, taverns and tax collector's booths. All of these additions were destroyed in 1785 by the governor's decree. Still, it remained a busy public square and a place for religious ceremonies. Police reported frequent illegal

street races in troikas, which assembled thousands of bystanders; more races followed when a new and wider bridge was completed.[4]

Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge (1859, demolished)

Second Stone Bridge, postcard
Christ the Savior
2008

The Second Stone Bridge was built in 1859 by colonel Tannenberg on the same site, in line with today's Lenivka Street. The new bridge had three steel arched spans (36+40+36 meters) on stone pillars, similar to still existing Novospassky Bridge and Borodinsky Bridge. The main drawback, compared to these later bridges, was that the Stone Bridge left no free passage for the traffic on embankments. Riverside traffic had to cross bridge traffic in the same level. This design error became a problem even before automobiles and this is why the Second Stone bridge was demolished in 1930s, while Novospassky Bridge still stands.[4]

Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge (1938)

The first contest for the Third Stone Bridge was held in 1921; none of the entries were selected. The second contest was won jointly by engineer Nikolai Kalmykov and Schuko-Gelfreikh-Minkus team of architects.

Kalmykov's design was completed in 1935-1938, on a site which is two blocks closer to Kremlin than the previous bridges. The single arched span is 105 meters wide and 8.4 meter high. A total of 6 parallel, boxed steel arches support the 40 meter wide roadway. The arch rests on submerged caisson foundations. Embankment traffic uses two 42.5 meter long side arches. Total length, including approach ramps, is 487 meters. There are 8 lanes for regular traffic and a divider lane.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Manaev, G. (2019-12-18). "10 LOST architectural wonders of Moscow (PHOTOS)". Russia Beyond the Headlines. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  2. ^ Russian: Энциклопедия "Москва", M, 1997 (Encyclopedia of Moscow, Moscow, 1997)
  3. ^ Russian: Иван Кондратьев. "Седая старина Москвы", М, 1997, first edition 1893, online at uutdoors.ru Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^
    ISBN 5-9533-0183-9
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