Staryi Bridge

The Staryi Bridge (Ukrainian: Старий міст, lit. 'Old Bridge'), formerly known as Amurskyi Bridge (Ukrainian: Амурський міст), is a combined double-decker (road and rail) bridge across the Dnieper River in the city of Dnipro.

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Staryi Bridge
Staryi Bridge
Coordinates	48°48′51″N 35°02′53″E
Carries	Automobiles Rail
Crosses	Dnieper River
Locale	Dnipro, Ukraine
Official name	Staryi Bridge
Other name(s)	Old Bridge
Owner	Ukraine
Characteristics
Total length	~1,300 m
Width	15.5 m
History
Designer	Nikolai Belelubsky
Construction start	1881 / 1951
Construction end	1884 / 1955
Inaugurated	May 18, 1884
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Nikolai Belelubsky designed the bridge and began construction in 1881. The bridge was first opened on May 18, 1884, to service rail and pedestrian traffic across the Dnieper river.^[1] At the time of its opening, it was one of the longest bridges in the Russia Empire. The bridge was reinforced in 1914 following the outbreak of the First World War. The bridge was destroyed in 1920 during the Russian Civil War. The bridge was bombed and destroyed by the Wehrmacht in 1941 during the Second World War. Retreating Red Army soldiers were forced to use a pontoon bridge to cross the river. In 1943, a temporary wooden structure would be built and used until the original bridge was fully restored by December 1955.^[1]^[2] In 1977, a second railway bridge was built next to the original due to increased volume of traffic using the bridge.^[1]

On 29 July 2024, the bridge was renamed to comply with derussification laws, and thus its old name was returned.^[3]

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