30.09.2022
September 30 is an important date in the history of aluminium bridge building in Russia. On this day in 1969 the Kolomensky Bridge over the Griboyedov Canal in St. Petersburg (then Leningrad) — the country’s first aluminium pedestrian bridge — was opened to traffic. This all-metal arched structure with a span of 34 metres was erected on the site of a dilapidated old bridge, built at the beginning of the 20th century, before the revolution. The country’s very first aluminium bridge has been in operation for more than half a century. Regular specialist inspections of the Kolomensky Bridge confirm that, at 53 years old, the structure meets all requirements for strength, durability, and reliability.
In modern Russia, 11 pedestrian bridges with aluminium structures have been installed and successfully operated since 2017 with the active participation of the Aluminium Association. The leader in the number of aluminium alloy bridges is now Krasnoyarsk: five structures have already been opened, and one, on Kalinina Street, will be commissioned in the near future. Three bridges have been built in Moscow, two elevated pedestrian crossings in Nizhny Novgorod were erected in 2017 and two more are under construction, including one road bridge. In Tula, the first overhead pedestrian crossing with aluminium structures in the Central Federal District has been built in 2020. By the end of this year the first aluminium bridge in Samara will have been built, making it the longest aluminium alloy bridge in the world.