Zatoka Bridge

Zatoka Bridge (Ukrainian: Підйомний міст у Затоці) is a vertical lift road and rail bridge in Ukraine, crossing the Dniester Estuary in Zatoka, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion, Odesa Oblast.

Zatoka Bridge Підйомний міст у Затоці
The Zatoka Bridge in 2005
Coordinates	46°04′35″N 30°28′12″E
Carries	Highway H33 Odessa–Basarabeasca railway line
Crosses	Dniester Estuary
Locale	Zatoka, Ukraine
Official name	Підйомний міст у Затоці
Characteristics
Design	Drawbridge (Vertical-lift bridge)
Total length	350 m (1,150 ft)
History
Opened	1955
Location

The bridge opened in 1955 and carries Highway H33 (the former P70) between Odesa and Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, and the railway line from Odesa to Bessarabia.^[1]

The bridge is strategically important as the only direct land connection from Odesa to Budjak and Romania. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began in 2022, the bridge has been repeatedly targeted by Russian missiles. On 10 February 2023 the bridge was hit by a Russian naval drone.^[2][3]

See also

• 2022 bombing of Odesa
• List of bridges in Ukraine
• Rail transport in Ukraine