Kiev Paton bridge in a unique retro images. Photo

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Киевский мост Патона в уникальных ретро-снимках. ФотоA selection of archival images.

Many places change over time, and we begin to miss their old look. While others are transformed beyond recognition, and pleasing to the eye. One of such places – the Paton bridge.

November 5, 1953, the traffic on the bridge opened for the first time. We decided to show you what he was like at the time and how things have changed until today.

The construction of the bridge began in 1940 and continued for 13 years. By the way, he is the world’s first all-welded bridge 1543 feet long. The overpass connects the prospect of Reunification on the left Bank and the Boulevard of Friendship of Peoples – on the right. It is also the first bridge across the Dnieper river, which was built in the postwar period.

Named the bridge was in honor of the famous academician Evgeny Oscarovich Paton, who was directly involved in the construction of this bridge. It was his last project, because to start the bridge to the work of the academician did not live nearly four months.

Interesting fact: in order to build a new bridge, it was necessary to demolish the old supports. The one that was here before the war. This could be done with explosives, which threw into the water. To isolate the explosives from the water, used condoms, since plastic bags did not yet exist. For such a good cause it took 5 000 rubber products.

Until 2004, the bridge passed tram line. Later, in the process of reconstruction, the tram tracks were dismantled and the bridge was paved trolleybus line. As it turned out, she was not able to carry the ridership of the tram route.

In 2009, the reconstructed road junction at the entrance to the bridge from the left Bank. This year the power of talking about complete reconstruction of the bridge Paton. And have not updated it again, see how it has changed over the last 65 years.

Киевский мост Патона в уникальных ретро-снимках. Фото
Киевский мост Патона в уникальных ретро-снимках. Фото
Киевский мост Патона в уникальных ретро-снимках. Фото
Киевский мост Патона в уникальных ретро-снимках. Фото
Киевский мост Патона в уникальных ретро-снимках. Фото
Киевский мост Патона в уникальных ретро-снимках. Фото
Киевский мост Патона в уникальных ретро-снимках. Фото
Киевский мост Патона в уникальных ретро-снимках. Фото
Киевский мост Патона в уникальных ретро-снимках. Фото
Киевский мост Патона в уникальных ретро-снимках. Фото
Киевский мост Патона в уникальных ретро-снимках. Фото
Киевский мост Патона в уникальных ретро-снимках. Фото
Киевский мост Патона в уникальных ретро-снимках. Фото
Киевский мост Патона в уникальных ретро-снимках. Фото

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