New bridge
Russia, Tver region, Tver, Prosp. Tverskoy, 18.
Description:
"New Bridge" was designed by the engineer of the Institute Lentransmostproekt A.B. Volovik and built over three years, starting from 1953 to 1956. A bridge was built in the city center on the east side of the Starovolzhsky Bridge. When strengthening the bridge in 1994, constructions brought from Leningrad were used.
The width of the bridge is 19.6 meters, the length is 281 meters (together with all approaches - 485 meters), the height of the bridge is 15.3 meters above the water. The bridge consists of 5 spans and many cast-iron, intermediate arches. The arches were later replaced by steel arches.
Officially, the bridge has no name, which is why it was called the “New Bridge”.