Bridge of the 800th anniversary of Vologda
Description:
The 800th anniversary bridge of Vologda is a road and pedestrian bridge in the city of Vologda. It was built across the river of the same name. The bridge connects the streets Predtechenska and Prokatov. The bridge of the 800th anniversary of Vologda was built in 1959-1961 according to the project of the Institute "Giprokommundortrans", the author of the project was the engineer Lubvin.
The bridge is a three-span, reinforced concrete, cantilever-bar construction. Transport along the embankment of the VI Army goes under the bridge, and for pedestrians there are stairs from the bridge to the embankments of the right and left banks of the Vologda River. The bridge was opened for traffic on November 16, 1961.
In early 1980, the bridge began to collapse. Therefore, in early 2000 it was decided to build a new bridge, and on November 1, 2005 the first stage of the new bridge was completed and opened, and on October 21, 2006 the second stage of the construction of the 800th anniversary of Vologda bridge was opened.