Bolshoy Krasnokholmsky Bridge

Bolshoy Krasnokholmsky Bridge, view from south-east

55°44′12″N 37°38′49″E / 55.73667°N 37.64694°E / 55.73667; 37.64694 Bolshoy Krasnokholmsky Bridge (‹See Tfd›Russian: Большо́й Краснохо́лмский мост) is a steel arch bridge that spans Moskva River in downtown Moscow, Russia, carrying Garden Ring between Tagansky District and Zamoskvorechye Districts. It was completed in 1938 by V.M.Vakhurkin (structural engineering), G.P.Golts and D.M.Sobolev (architectural design). Its main span is the widest arch span in Moscow (168 meters).[1][2]

  1. ^ Russian: Энциклопедия "Москва", M, 1997 (Encyclopedia of Moscow, Moscow, 1997)
  2. ^ Russian: Носарев В.А., Скрябина, Т.А., "Мосты Москвы", М, "Вече", 2004, стр. 77-79 (Bridges of Moscow, 2004, p.77-79) ISBN 5-9533-0183-9. Some sources state span width as 160 meters; Brodges of Moscow figure of 168 meters is used as a most reliable reference