Patriarshy Bridge

Patriarshy Bridge is a steel pedestrian box girder bridge that spans Moskva River and Vodootvodny Canal, connecting Cathedral of Christ the Saviour with Bersenevka in downtown Moscow, Russia. It was built in 2004, designed by. The second part of the bridge spanning Vodootvodny Canal was opened in September 2007.

Specifications

Length 203 meters, width 10 meters. The very shallow arch is a simple steel box; lace-like "trusses" are for decoration only.

Future development

Southern end of the bridge right now terminates at the second floor of the future trade complex on Yakimanskaya naberezhnaya which is yet to be built. Also, a new parking in the lower part of the bridge is planned to open.