Crimean bridge

The three-span road-pedestrian suspension bridge across the Moscow River on the Garden Ring highway is considered one of the most beautiful Moscow bridges.

The bridge was built in 1936-1938 according to the project of engineer B. P. Konstantinov and architect A. V. Vlasov. The bridge was officially opened on May 1, 1938. It got its name from the ancient Crimean ford, through which the Crimean Tatars were transported during raids on Moscow.

The Crimean Bridge is one of the largest chain bridges in Europe. Unlike other Moscow bridges made of stone, this one is made of steel. The span of the bridge with the help of chains is attached to huge steel columns almost 29 meters high. The length of each chain is 297 meters. Ground parts of the bridge span are lined with granite. To descend from the sidewalks of the bridge along the walls of the approaches, stairs are arranged.

If you look from the bridge to the south, you will see the Frunze embankment, the Central Park of Culture and Rest named after A. M. Gorky (TsPKiO) and the adjacent Pushkin embankment when you look from the bridge towards the center - Prechistenskaya embankment, the monument to the 300th anniversary of the Russian Navy (a monument to Peter I) by Zurab Tsereteli on the arrow of the Moscow River and the Water Canal, the Central House of the Artist (CDH) on the Crimean Val and the Crimean Embankment.