Pivnichnyi Bridge
The Pivnichnyi Bridge is a structure in Kiev, Ukraine, built in 1976. It is a cable-stayed bridge, designed by the architect A. V. Dobrovolsky and engineer G. B. Fux, with the beam of the main span being held by a cluster of steel ropes which are fixed to a tall A-pylon.
Until February 2018 the bridge was named Moskovskyi Bridge. As part of Ukraine's current decommunization process the bridge was nominated to be renamed for almost a year prior to its new name.Overview
The bridge is actually a composition of two main bridges: a long and wide across the Dnieper, a long, wide across the Desenka and includes a road interchange at Stepana Bandery prospect and Heroyiv Stalingrada prospect.
The major feature of the bridge its pylon in height. It is located on the Trukhaniv Island and providing support for the main span across Dnieper River.
It is a key structure on the northern end of the Kiev Smaller Beltway, connecting Petrivka to the densely populated north-eastern residential neighborhoods. From the moment of its construction the bridge was built as a high-speed motorway, which it remains to this day.
