20.10.2022
A pedestrian bridge with aluminium alloy structures was opened in the Bugach living quarter of Krasnoyarsk. The length of the crossing, including staircases, is 132 m, while the width of the pedestrian section at the span is 3 m. The spans and stairs with a total weight of about 47.5 tonnes were made by Krasnoyarsk Metallurgical Plant (KraMZ).
The two bridge spans were erected in the shortest possible time, in just 6 hours. The possibility of quick installation involving a minimum of truck cranes and other equipment is one of the distinguishing features of aluminium structures used in the bridge construction today.
The overpass over Kalinina Street will enable the pupils of the newly built school in the Bugach living quarter to get to their classes safely and comfortably, bypassing the heavy traffic areas. Previously, pedestrians had to use a crossing, 500 metres from the current bridge, to cross a busy street. It is worth noting that the new school is one of the biggest in the Asian part of Russia, with a capacity of 1,550 pupils.
The bridge on Kalinina Street is already the 6th aluminium alloy bridge in the capital of the Krasnoyarsk Region. Thus, Krasnoyarsk is the obvious leader among other Russian cities regarding the number of aluminium overpasses installed. Since 2017, 12 bridges of this kind have been installed in Russia: 6 in Krasnoyarsk, 3 in Moscow, 2 in Nizhny Novgorod and 1 in Tula.
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The pilot projects of aluminium bridges for Krasnoyarsk were pedestrian overpasses near the Arena Sever Ice Palace and the Ice Arena along Partizan Zheleznyak Street, built for the 2019 Student Games. In 2020, a pedestrian overpass, completely glazed and equipped with elevators, across Nikolaevsky Prospekt was opened to connect the Studenchesky living quarter with School No 73 and the Yudin Estate Museum. In December 2021, the first aluminium cable-stayed bridge in Russia was put into operation across Karl Marx Street, between the Peace Square Museum Centre and the Regional Philharmonic (the Big Concert Hall). The bridge over the Kacha River became the fifth aluminium bridge in the capital of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. It is also the fourth bridge in Russia to connect the shores of a water reservoir.