Podilskyi Bridge
The Podilskyi Bridge (Ukrainian: Подільський мостовий перехід) is a combined road-rail bridge over the Dnieper River under construction in Kyiv, Ukraine.[3][4] It is a focal point of construction of the Podilsko-Vyhurivska Line of the Kyiv Metro.[5]
Podilskyi Bridge Подільський мостовий перехід | |
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| Coordinates | 50°28′18″N 30°32′40″E |
| Carries | Road traffic, metro |
| Crosses | Kyiv Harbour, Dnieper River, Desenka srait |
| Locale | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Official name | Подільський мостовий перехід |
| Owner | Ukraine |
| Preceded by | Petrovkyi Railroad Bridge |
| Followed by | Parkovyi Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | arch |
| Material | Concrete, steel |
| Total length | 4,432.2 metres (14,541 ft) |
| Longest span | 344 metres (1,129 ft)[1] |
| History | |
| Designer | Heorhiy Fuks |
| Construction start | 1993[2] |
| Opened | opening is planned for 2021[2] |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 59,000 (estimate) |
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The two-level and 7 km (4 mi)-long bridge is intended to carry part of the future Podilsko-Vyhurivska Line of the Kyiv Metro and three lanes of road traffic in each direction, connecting the central Podil neighborhood to the left-bank parts of the city. The top level of the bridge will carry road traffic, while the bottom will carry rail traffic.
Construction is being carried out by the Kyiv City Council.[5]
The construction of the bridge has been frozen multiple times due to a lack of funding.[5] In 2017, the bridge was reported to be 65% complete.[5] In 2018, construction accelerated.[5] In early 2019, authorities planned to launch vehicle traffic along the bridge before 2021.[5]
Location
The bridge is located midway between the existing road Petrovskyi Railroad Bridge and the Parkovyi Pedestrian Bridge. The bridge is located just north of the entrance to Kyiv Harbour.
Design
The bridge is intended to connect Podil on the right bank with Voskresenka and Raiduzhnyi Masyv on the left bank. Starting in Podil the bridge will cross the Rybalskyi Peninsula, the Dnieper River, Trukhaniv Island, and the Rusanivski Sady dacha community, terminating on the left bank.
The bridge is actually a combination of several bridges, ramps, and other types of viaducts with a total length of 7.5 km (4.7 mi). It consists of several major components:
- three bridges over Kyiv Harbour
- a bridge over Dnieper (main part)
- a bridge over Chortoryi
- a bridge over Raiduzhne Lake
- viaducts over Trukhaniv Island and Horbachykha
- four multi-level road interchanges
The bridge roadway is intended to have three lanes each way with a projected traffic intensity of 59,000 vehicle per day. The bridge will also carry the Podilsko–Vyhurivska line containing three metro stations on the bridge.
Accidents
On November 18, 2011 a crane vessel Zakhariy that was being used in the construction fell into the river and broke apart. The accident destroyed the crane and polluted the Dnieper's waters with crane oil and construction materials. During the accident, two other barges were damaged; the Harbour Bridge was only lightly damaged.
In December 2011, legal issues with the private owners of the land were settled, and the construction process was finally expanded to Trukhaniv Island.
In popular culture
In 2017, French rapper OrelSan produced a video-clip on this bridge for his song "Basique".[6]
Some scenes from the Diesel brand "Go with the Flow" campaign were filmed on this bridge.
In 2019, The Chinese boy band WayV released a music video for the song "Take Off" among the locations in the video, you can see this Bridge.
See also
References
- http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/tov_tob/21010671/839955/839955_original.jpg
- (in Ukrainian) Metro to Troieschyna, "The Wall of Yatsenyuk" and the Odesa-Reni highway. For what long-term construction all Ukraine is waiting for, Ukrayinska Pravda (3 May 2018)
- Klitschko: Germans to allocate EUR 200,000 for completion of Podilsko-Voskresenskiy bridge, UNIAN (18 October 2016)
- "Podolsky Bridge will not be complete for EURO-2012". building.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- Kyiv to get funds from national budget for construction of bridge, subway line, UNIAN (14 March 2019)
- OrelSan - Basique [CLIP OFFICIEL]. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
External links
Media related to Podilskyi Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
