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The Borodino bridge

In August 1837 Russia celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Borodino battle. Then the Dorogomilovsky bridge was renamed into the Borodino bridge.

In 1868 the Borodinsky wooden bridge was replaced by the iron bridge on two high piers with ice starlings. It's roadway length was 139 meters and width 15 meters and was overlapped by metal trusses. At the entrance you can see stone arches with decorative cupolas on it's corners. The bridge was built by the project of the engineer I.T. Shpeer. The bridge existed as is till 1909, when it was reconstructed by the project of the architect R. P. Klein and engineer N. A. Oskolkov. The roadway was widen almost to 28 meters at the same length and number of piers. The opening of the bridge was held in 1913. Klein transformed the Borodino bridge by thought-out architectural design into the peculiar monument of Russian soldiers who died on the Borodino field.

In 1938 the bridge was partially renovated. The second reconstruction took place in 1950 — 1952. The Borodino bridge was considerably expanded and elongated. Under its congresses there are arched passages which opened the way to the quay under the bridge. The initial architectural appearance of the bridge - monument was saved. In 1970 the works over clearing and repairing of the granite lining of the bridge were made by the specialists of the trust Gorgidromost.

In the beginning of 1978 the executive Mossovet Committee approved the project of vast repair of the Borodino bridge which ought to replace the over arched elements of the bridge which were staggered by corrosion to the new metal constructions from special bridge steel. Other parts of the bridge have been also reconstructed. For this purpose the bridge was "opened", its paving was removed, and the flooring from gutter iron was replaced by the reinforced concrete. These complex activities were executed by specialists of the Glavmostingstron trust, which also participated in the last reconstruction of the Borodino bridge. For the first time after its construction the cast-iron ornament of colonnades was restored. Stone dressers refreshed the lining of bridge piers, colonnades and abutments by granite plates specially choosed to match by color and also made new a granite side. The works were completed by repairing of sidewalks and putting the new asphalt cover on the roadway of the Borodino bridge.

From Bolshaya Dorogomilovskaya street you can see grey granite obelisks at both sides of the bridge entrance. By form they reminded those old immovable mile-posts which were placed at the Moscow's entry from the side of the ancient Dorogomilovsky border post.

The colonnades of Doric order, disposed by semicircle can be seen from the part of the Smolenskaya square on each side of its entry. The general cornice ties together six columns and on it the cast iron decorative pyramids made from ancient military armors and banners. The riverside installations of the bridge are executed in the form of bastions. You can see medallions with the images of different military attributes placed on the cast-iron railing of parapet. The architect succeeded to attach the bridge - monument by solemn and triumphal character which underlined greatness of the Russian people victory in the Patriotic war of 1812.

The inscription on the fourth board of this obelisk, shortly informed us about the history of the bridge: «The Borodino bridge had been constructed in 1912 to commemorate the memory of the Patriotic war of 1812. It was reconstructed in 1952».

USSR, 1962, Borodinsky bridge in Moskow

USSR, 1962, Borodinsky bridge in Moskow

USSR, 1964, Borodinsky bridge in Moskow