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Borodino Bridge: Moscow and Kamyshinsky Bridge

On this subject, you can compose a riddle forthematic quiz: “One bridge is located in the capital of our Motherland, Moscow. Another - in the watermelon capital of Russia Kamyshin Volgograd region. But they are one name. Which one? Borodinsky! And let the first be a bright metropolitan thing, and the second be a modest Lower Volga provincial, the namesake has a lot in common. For example, both decorate the center of the cities in which they were built. Well, let's go, we rush for everyone, look for similarities and differences. The Moscow Borodinsky Bridge (photo below) is amazing with stateliness. Kamyshin "fellow" easier. But both objects can be called extremely important.

Borodinsky bridge

Borodinsky bridge in Moscow

Iron bridge over the Moscow River built in 1912year, the year of the centenary of the victory of the Russian people over the French in the Patriotic War of 1812. Recall that in the decisive battle near the village of Borodino (125 km west of the capital) Napoleon I Bonaparte suffered a crushing defeat. By the way, in France, the historical battle is called: “the battle of the Moscow River”.

The oldest and most beautiful Borodinsky bridge in Moscowconnects streets such as Smolenskaya and Dorogomilovskaya. From the overpass to the Kremlin is only two kilometers. Nearby is the ever-busy Kievsky railway station. Therefore, the “bored” steel three-span handsome beam (until 1999 - arched) design is not necessary. Traffic does not freeze for a minute.

Supports, colonnades (and along the coaststructures) “dressed” in granite, obelisks and porticos that have survived to our days, built according to the project of architect R. Klein, give the building a special flavor. It is worth saying that over the long period of its existence, the Borodinsky bridge has experienced many changes.

Borodinsky bridge

Getting better and stronger

In 1788, instead of the current stocky handsomeon the waves swayed wooden flooring - a “living bridge” called Dorogomilovsky. It is difficult for modern man to imagine how Russian and French troops marched through such a flexible and dangerous crossing in September 1812, but this is a historical fact.

In 1865 there was an urgent needthe constructions of the capital bridge - the crossing suffered from floods. Under this city allocated funds in the amount of 300 thousand rubles. When Tsar Alexander II approved the project of industrial engineer A. Struve (it is said that in real life I. Rerberg compiled it), he called the object Borodinsky (in memory of the 25th anniversary of the victory of the Russians near Borodino).

The construction began on May 2, 1867,completed it a year later with a tail - May 15, 1868. Borodinsky bridge was made of iron, stood on stone stilts (bulls). The length was 138.8 m, width - 14.9 m. In 1912, due to the construction of Kiev (then Bryansk) railway station, the transport situation changed.

Solved the problem of increased "motoractivity "a bridge 250 meters long, with two foot paths (width of each - 3, 5 m). Later, the road above the water experienced two more restorations: in 1952 and in 1999-2011.

Borodinsky bridge in Kamyshin

In Kamyshin it all started from the street.Due to the fact that many townspeople, including the famous personality Lieutenant General K. Kazachkovsky, were participants in the war with Napoleon, in 1912, in honor of the centenary of the Borodino battle of the Patriotic War of 1812, it was decided to rename the main street Bazarnaya to Borodino ( now Proletarian).

Продолжение улицы – деревянную переправу через Kamyshinka River - the people began to call Borodinsky Bridge. On the construction of a new reinforced concrete, the first category, in Kamyshin started talking in the mid 30s of the XX century. But the money for the implementation of the idea was not enough, and soon the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 broke out, postponing the peace plans of Soviet citizens for later.

Kamyshin Borodinsky bridge

Soon after the Great Victory (1945) the city began to quickly turn into an industrial one. In the mid-50s, it became clear: to postpone the construction of a modern reinforced concrete bridge is no longer possible.

Project documentation was developed by architects fromMoscow ("Giprokommundortrans"). The construction was carried out by the organization “Bridge Train No. 404” (head S.A. Kamrukov), which already had a wealth of experience in building bridges.

Move open!

It was assumed that the reinforced concrete structure onconcrete supports with a pile foundation will be installed in place of the existing wooden Borodinsky bridge (in fact, the object was slightly displaced). The new Borodinsky bridge was characterized by the following parameters: length - 250 meters, height - 40 meters, width - 10 meters.

At that time in the Stalingrad region (since 1961- Volgograd) there was an intensive preparation for the launch of the Volga hydroelectric station. In Kamyshin, large-scale work was carried out to strengthen the banks of the Kamyshinka river and deepen its channel (after all, filling the bowl of the Volgograd reservoir, on the bank of which the city has been standing for more than half a century, led to a rise in the water level). Simultaneously, preparations were also being made for the construction of a bridge across this last major tributary of the Volga.

Workers for the construction of the Kamyshin bridgerecruited in Astrakhan. They began to concreting the foundations for the supports of the masts in the autumn of 1957. In the spring of 1958 they poured the dam, continued the construction of supports. In June 1959, bridge builders laid the first cubic meter of concrete in the span structures. Worked hard, competed brigades. On October 15, the first test of the bridge took place.

Kamyshinsky Borodinsky received a passport

Soon the cableway was dismantled,the railways shipped around (wooden forms supporting the formwork during the construction of reinforced concrete vaults), dismantled the design engineer. Most of the workers of “Bridge Train № 404” returned to Astrakhan.

In March 1960, another work completedThe organization is a participant in the construction of the Borodinsky Bridge in Kamyshin - Volgodonstroy. The remaining bridge workers and newly adopted workers completed the installation of lamps. In the summer of 1960, a new reinforced concrete bridge over the Kamyshinka River was completely commissioned (it is believed that the state acceptance took place in 1961).

Borodinsky bridge in Moscow

On the 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812at the initiative of the public and local historians of the city on Borodinsky Bridge, on the right and left end, memorial plaques were installed indicating that the bridge is called Borodinsky.

Thus, Kamyshin attractionReceived an official "passport". At a time when there are as many cars on Earth as people, provincial Kamyshin, Borodinsky Bridge collide with traffic jams at rush hour (who would have thought!).

«Старичок» с задачей справляется с трудом.It has long been clear: we need another ferry. Whether it is destined to appear in conditions when small and medium-sized cities in Russia are experiencing a difficult period, time will tell. Today, Borodinsky Bridge continues to carry out its hard service alone. Kamyshane proud of a modest-looking, but strong structure from the turbulent Soviet past.