Zhivopisny Bridge

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Zhivopisny Bridge. March 2008.
Zhivopisny Bridge. March 2008.

Zhivopisny Bridge (Russian: Живописный Мост) is a cable-stayed bridge that spans Moskva River in north-western Moscow, Russia. It is the first cable-stayed bridge in Moscow. Opened on 27 December 2007 as a part of Krasnoprenensky avenue. It is also the highest cable-stayed bridge in Europe. [1] [2]

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[edit] Design and specifications

The bridge is unique in that most of its length runs along the river, not across it (see the site plan). Thus the bridge and highway it carries will bypass the protected territory of Serebryany Bor island.

Total length of an S-shaped deck exceeds 1.5 kilometers, including a 420-meter long, 47-meter wide main section running 30 meters above and along the centerline of river Moskva. The main pylon is a 105-meter high arch across the river, carrying the weight of deck through 78 cables

Under the top of the arch, there is a disk-like tower restaurant.

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  1. ^ Press Release, 14 January 2008, retrieved 29 January 2008.
  2. ^ Над излучиной Москвы-реки вознесется арка живописного моста, RusTunnel, 5 December 2006, retrieved 29 January 2008.

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