Bridges · Reconstruction
Dnipro, Amurskyi Bridge across the Dnipro River
The oldest bridge across the Dnipro in Yekaterinoslav (Dnipropetrovsk). Opened on 18 May 1884. A two-tier structure 1,395 m long and 15.5 m wide. Designed by N. A. Belelubsky. Major reconstruction in 1955 was carried out by the bridge engineers of the Dnipro Basin Bridge Construction Department — a forerunner of Mostobud.
Amurskyi Bridge is the oldest bridge across the Dnipro within the city of Dnipro. It was built to a design by the prominent Russian bridge engineer N. A. Belelubsky.
Technical characteristics:
total bridge length — 1,395 m;
width — 15.5 m;
two-tier; weight of metal spans — 9,525 t;
upper tier — rail traffic; lower tier — road traffic;
History: opened to railway traffic on 18 May 1884. In 1914 the load-bearing structures were significantly reinforced. The bridge was rebuilt three times after the Civil War and the Second World War, taking on its modern form after a major reconstruction in December 1955. The first trolleybus crossed the bridge in 1956.
Mostobud's involvement: the 1955 major reconstruction was performed by the bridge engineers of the Dnipro Basin Bridge Construction Department — the predecessor organisation of present-day Mostobud.
