Borodinsky Bridge

Borodinsky Bridge (Russian: Бороди́нский мост) is a steel plate girder bridge that spans Moskva River, connecting Dorogomilovo District and Kievsky Rail Terminal with the centre of Moscow, Russia (two kilometers due west from the Kremlin).

The city decided to build a permanent bridge on this site in 1865, authorizing 300,000 rouble total expenditure.

His draft was approved by Alexander II, who christened the bridge Borodinsky to commemorate the Battle of Borodino.

First Borodinsky Bridge had too low capacity to handle traffic to Kievsky Rail Terminal.

At the same time, pillars appeared to be too weak to carry replacement steel arches or a concrete girder box.

The only remaining option, a steel plate girder set with an orthotropic deck, was light enough and was completed in 2001.