Photo con. 1900s It's him.
Photo beginning 1850s All Saints (Kamenny; Bolshoi Kamenny) Bridge (built in the 1680s)
Photo 1852 by R. Fenton. He's the same
Photo con. 1860s Stone (All Saints; Bolshoy Kamenny) bridge. The second stone bridge on this site (built in the late 1850s).
Photo from the 1900s. Maly Kamenny Bridge over the Kanavka (Drainage Canal).
Photo beginning 1910s He's the same
Photo con. 1890s - early 1900s Moskvoretsky Bridge
Photo con. 1890s It's him.
Photo con. 1889 - beginning 1890s Bolshoi Ustinsky Bridge (built in 1881 according to the design of engineer V.N. Speyer).
Photo from the 1900s. He's the same
Photo con. 1860 - 1870s On the right in the photo is the Cast Iron Bridge over the Kanavka (built in the 1830s).
Photo beginning 1880s He's the same
Photo from 1908. Komissariatsky Bridge on Kanavka. It was located downstream than the current one, which is a continuation of the Ustinsky Bridge. The photo was taken after the Easter flood of 1908.
Photo beginning 1890s Babiegorodskaya Dam
Photo 1934 Crimean Bridge
Photo beginning 1930s He's the same
Photo 1907 Krasnokholmsky Bridge
Photo from 1908. Krasnokholmskaya Dam
Photo from 1934. Bolshoi Krasnokholmsky Bridge.
Photo from the 1900s. Novospassky Bridge
Photo con. 1900s All Saints pontoon bridge near the Simonov Monastery. I wrote a lot about this bridge at one time (see the tag “mysterious All Saints Bridge”).
Photos from 1910 - 1920s. He's the same
Photo from 1907. Alekseevsky (Kozhukhovsky, now Danilovsky) bridge.
Photo from 1907. The same one.
Photo 1908 Dorogomilovsky (Borodinsky) Bridge
Photo from 1911. Demolition of the old Borodino Bridge
Photo con. 1900 - 1910s Krasnoluzhsky (Nikolaevsky; Nicholas II) bridge. Railway bridge across the Moscow River. Built in 1905-1907, according to the design of engineer L. D. Proskuryakov and architect A. N. Pomerantsev. In 2000 it was moved 2 km. Nowadays it is the Bohdan Khmelnitsky pedestrian bridge.
Photo con. 1900 - 1910s He's the same
Photo from the 1910s. He's the same
Photo from 1905. Temporary railway wooden bridge of the engineer system. Lembke - the forerunner of the St. Andrew's (Sergievsky) Bridge
Photo 1904-1905 He's the same
Photo from 1908. Andreevsky (Sergievsky) Bridge. Railway bridge over the Moscow River. Built in 1905-1907, according to the design of engineer L. D. Proskuryakov and architect A. N. Pomerantsev. Now, moved downstream and reconstructed, there is the pedestrian Pushkinsky Bridge.
Bridges over the Yauza
Photo from the 1930s. Old Yauzsky (Astakhovsky) Bridge (built in 1876 on the supports of the 1805 bridge).
Photo 1938 by B. Ignatovich. He's in the middle ground. It will be dismantled in 1940, and in its place will be built new bridge, still in effect today.
Photo from 1929. Bridge over the Yauza at Serebryanichesky Lane
Photo from 1902. Vysoko-Yauzsky (High) Bridge.
Photo of 1887 from the albums of N. A. Naidenov. He's the same
Photo 1935 Kostomarovsky Bridge
Photo from the 1870s. Colorized photo. Andronikov Viaduct - railway bridge
Photo 1888. Aka
Photo from the 1890s. He's the same
Photo from the 1900s. Palace (Lefortovo) Bridge. The oldest of all operating Moscow bridges (and is located over the river). Built in the 1770-1790s. Although, of course, it was later reconstructed, but without demolition.
Photo 1919. Aka
Photo 1907 Hospital Bridge
Photo from the 1930s. Hospital Bridge
Photo from the 1930s. Sailor's Bridge
Photo from the 1930s. Rubtsovsky (Pokrovsky; now Elektrozavodsky) bridge
Photo of 1896. Moscow-Kazan Bridge railway(now here is the Elektrozavodsky railway bridge)
The oldest bridge in the world June 21st, 2018
The ancient Sumerian city of Girsu is located approximately halfway between modern cities Baghdad and Basra in southern Iraq. He is one of the earliest famous cities a world with a history of at least five thousand years. Girsu was the capital of the Kingdom of Lagash, a sacred metropolis in honor of the Sumerian heroic god Ningirsu, and continued to be its religious center after political power shifted to the city of Lagash.
It was in Girsu that evidence of the existence was first discovered Sumerian civilization in the form of thousands of cuneiform tablets with registers of economic, administrative and commercial issues of the city. Over fifty years of excavation at this mega-archaeological site has revealed some of the most important monuments Sumerian art and architecture, including a 4,000-year-old bridge built of brick, which is the oldest bridge discovered in the world to date.
Girsu was first explored by a team of French archaeologists in 1877, before the invention of modern methods excavations and conservation. The French were also not very keen to follow protocol and paid little attention to preserving architectural monuments. Treasure hunters then looted many of the artifacts and sold them to collectors. It is estimated that between 35,000 and 40,000 artifacts were looted from Girsu and subsequently appeared on the market, as opposed to 4,000 official French finds. Without a doubt, this is one of the most unique bridges peace.
The Girsu Bridge was first discovered in the 1920s. At the time it was interpreted as a temple, a dam and a water regulator. Only recently has the structure been identified as a bridge over an ancient waterway. Since its excavation nearly a century ago, the bridge has remained open and subject to constant exposure, without any conservation efforts to preserve the landmark.
The modern Arabic name for Girsu is Tello and the site is currently being used by the British Museum with funding from the UK government to train Iraqi archaeologists in management cultural heritage and practical fieldwork skills.
Restoring the 4,000-year-old bridge will be part of the curriculum, according to a recent statement from the museum.
Photo of 1884 from the albums of N. A. Naidenov. Trinity Bridge is the oldest surviving stone bridge in Moscow. But for 200 years it has been running not over the waters of the Neglinka River, but over the alley of the Alexander Garden. Built in 1516 according to the design of the architect Aleviz Fryazin (it was originally built probably in the 1360s). Naturally, it was reconstructed more than once.
Photo con. 1900s It's him.
Photo beginning 1850s All Saints (Kamenny; Bolshoi Kamenny) Bridge (built in the 1680s)
Photo 1852 by R. Fenton. He's the same
Photo con. 1860s Stone (All Saints; Bolshoy Kamenny) bridge. The second stone bridge on this site (built in the late 1850s).
Photo from the 1900s. Maly Kamenny Bridge over the Kanavka (Drainage Canal).
Photo beginning 1910s He's the same
Photo con. 1890s - early 1900s Moskvoretsky Bridge
Photo con. 1890s It's him.
Photo con. 1889 - beginning 1890s Bolshoi Ustinsky Bridge (built in 1881 according to the design of engineer V.N. Speyer).
Photo from the 1900s. He's the same
Photo con. 1860 - 1870s On the right in the photo is the Cast Iron Bridge over the Kanavka (built in the 1830s).
Photo beginning 1880s He's the same
Photo from 1908. Komissariatsky Bridge on Kanavka. It was located downstream than the current one, which is a continuation of the Ustinsky Bridge. The photo was taken after the Easter flood of 1908.
Photo beginning 1890s Babiegorodskaya Dam
Photo 1934 Crimean Bridge
Photo beginning 1930s He's the same
Photo 1907 Krasnokholmsky Bridge
Photo from 1908. Krasnokholmskaya Dam
Photo from 1934. Bolshoi Krasnokholmsky Bridge.
Photo from the 1900s. Novospassky Bridge
Photo con. 1900s All Saints pontoon bridge near the Simonov Monastery. I wrote a lot about this bridge at one time (see the tag “mysterious All Saints Bridge”).
Photos from 1910 - 1920s. He's the same
Photo from 1907. Alekseevsky (Kozhukhovsky, now Danilovsky) bridge.
Photo from 1907. The same one.
Photo 1908 Dorogomilovsky (Borodinsky) Bridge
Photo from 1911. Demolition of the old Borodino Bridge
Photo con. 1900 - 1910s Krasnoluzhsky (Nikolaevsky; Nicholas II) bridge. Railway bridge over the Moscow River. Built in 1905-1907, according to the design of engineer L. D. Proskuryakov and architect A. N. Pomerantsev. In 2000 it was moved 2 km. Nowadays it is the Bohdan Khmelnitsky pedestrian bridge.
Photo con. 1900 - 1910s He's the same
Photo from the 1910s. He's the same
Photo from 1905. Temporary railway wooden bridge of the engineer system. Lembke - the forerunner of the St. Andrew's (Sergievsky) Bridge
Photo 1904-1905 He's the same
Photo from 1908. Andreevsky (Sergievsky) Bridge. Railway bridge over the Moscow River. Built in 1905-1907, according to the design of engineer L. D. Proskuryakov and architect A. N. Pomerantsev. Now, moved downstream and reconstructed, there is the pedestrian Pushkinsky Bridge.
Bridges over the Yauza
Photo from the 1930s. Old Yauzsky (Astakhovsky) Bridge (built in 1876 on the supports of the 1805 bridge).
Photo 1938 by B. Ignatovich. He's in the middle ground. It will be dismantled in 1940, and in its place a new bridge will be built, which is still in operation.
Photo from 1929. Bridge over the Yauza at Serebryanichesky Lane
Photo from 1902. Vysoko-Yauzsky (High) Bridge.
Photo of 1887 from the albums of N. A. Naidenov. He's the same
Photo 1935 Kostomarovsky Bridge
Photo from the 1870s. Colorized photo. Andronikov Viaduct - railway bridge
Photo 1888. Aka
Photo from the 1890s. He's the same
Photo from the 1900s. Palace (Lefortovo) Bridge. The oldest of all operating Moscow bridges (and is located over the river). Built in the 1770-1790s. Although, of course, it was later reconstructed, but without demolition.
Photo 1919. Aka
Photo 1907 Hospital Bridge
Photo from the 1930s. Hospital Bridge
Photo from the 1930s. Sailor's Bridge
Photo from the 1930s. Rubtsovsky (Pokrovsky; now Elektrozavodsky) bridge
Photo from 1896. Bridge of the Moscow-Kazan Railway (now here is the Elektrozavodsky railway bridge)
Bridge construction, like nothing else, characterizes the level of development of society, the degree of technical and scientific progress, if you like, more broadly - the level of civilization.
And we have something to be proud of...
Moscow.
The oldest surviving Moscow bridge is the Lefortovo Palace Bridge. Architect - Semyon Yakovlev. Built, according to various sources, in 1777 or 1781-1799.
Lefortovo Bridge. Moscow. Photo late XIX V.
Lefortovo Bridge. Moscow.
In Moscow there is also the Rostokinsky aqueduct across the Yauza River (the so-called “Million Bridge”), which was built in 1780-1805 for water supply. Now it is pedestrian.
Rostokinsky aqueduct. Moscow. Photos from the late 19th - early 20th centuries
IN separate category, apparently, the park bridges should be removedXVIII century in Neskuchny Garden. One of them is three-arched.
Neskuchny garden. Moscow.
Bridge in Tsaritsyn, Figurny, 1776-1778. The architect is also V.I. Bazhenov.
As part of the complex of buildings of Catherine’s summer residenceII enters the Great Bridge (1778-1774) across the ravine. It is the largest surviving bridge from the 18th century. Architect V.I. Bazhenov.
Tambov.
Derzhavinsky Bridge over the Studenets River, built in 1786-1788. It had three arches (two of them were blocked, one was filled up).
Vologda.
Stone bridge over the Zolotukha River; built in 1789-1791 according to the design of the architect P.T. Bortnikova. Due to its considerable width it is called a “street-bridge”.
Ryazan.
The stone Glebovsky Bridge, built on the site of a wooden one (leads to the Ryazan Kremlin). According to some information, it was built inXVIII century; according to others - at the beginningXIXth.
Kaluga.
The stone bridge over the Berezuevsky ravine is the largest stone viaduct in Russia. It was built in 1785 according to the design of the architect P.R. Nikitina.
For comparison...
Venice. Rialto Bridge, 1588-1591
The famous "Golden Bridge" in Florence, Ponte Vecchio. Built in 1345.
Prague, Charles Bridge, built 1357
