Struve Railroad Bridge

Struve Railroad Bridge
Железнодорожный мост Струве
Kyiv Railway Bridge (1870)
Coordinates50°24′59″N 30°35′09″E / 50.4164°N 30.5858°E / 50.4164; 30.5858
CrossesDnieper
LocaleKyiv, Russian Empire
Official nameRailroad Bridge of Amand Struve
Characteristics
DesignTruss bridge
Total length1,068 metres (3,504 ft)
Longest span89 metres (292 ft)
History
Construction startMarch 1868
Construction endFebruary 1870
OpenedFebruary 17, 1870
ClosedJune 1920 (destroyed)
Location
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The Struve Railroad Bridge (Russian: Железнодорожный мост Струве), was the first all-metal railroad bridge over the Dnieper that existed from 1855 to 1920 in Kyiv. The bridge was one of the longest in the empire, yielding in length only to the bridges in Syzran and Yekaterinoslav.