Paton Bridge

Paton Bridge Міст Патона
Paton Bridge
Coordinates	50°25′38″N 30°34′55″E / 50.42722°N 30.58194°E / 50.42722; 30.58194
Carries	Automobiles Trams (formerly)
Crosses	Dnipro River
Locale	Kyiv, Ukraine
Official name	Paton Bridge
Owner	Ukraine
Maintained by	Kyivavtodor
Heritage status	Architecture and Urban Planning Heritage of Local Importance Science and Technology Heritage of Local Importance
Preceded by	Kyiv Metro Bridge
Followed by	New Darnytskyi Bridge
Characteristics
Material	Steel
Total length	1,543 metres (5,062 ft)
Width	21 metres (69 ft)
No. of spans	26
Piers in water	48
Load limit	70,000 vehicles per day
Clearance below	18 metres (59 ft)
History
Designer	Evgeny Paton
Constructed by	Mostobud
Construction start	July 1941; 83 years ago (1941-07)
Construction end	November 1953; 71 years ago (1953-11)
Opened	November 5, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-11-05)
Inaugurated	November 5, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-11-05)
Statistics
Daily traffic	36,000 vehicles per day
Location

Paton Bridge (Ukrainian: Міст Патона, romanized: Mist Patona) is one of the bridges across the Dnipro in Kyiv, Ukraine named after its constructor Evgeny Paton.^[1] Built between 1941 and 1953, it is one of the world's first all-welded bridge and is also the longest bridge in Kyiv having a length of 1,543 metres (5,062 ft). Traffic across the bridge was opened on 5 November 1953. The bridge also acts as a segment of the Lesser Ring Road of Kyiv [uk].