Bogdan Khmelnitskiy Pedestrian Bridge

This pedestrian bridge started its life in another location for another purpose. When first finished in 1907, this bridge was known as the Nicholas II Bridge and was part of the Small Moscow Railway. During Soviet times it was renamed Krasnoluzhniky Railway Bridge. In 2000 it was moved from its original location a half mile down river and it reopened in September 2001. Now it’s situated near Kievskaya metro station.

Main pedestrian walkway and stairs are completely enclosed in a glass canopy; there are two open-air side walkways. Shoreside pillars and staircases of grey stone are a close but simplified copy of the original Krasnoluzhsky bridge approaches. The bridge was opened on the official Day of Moscow, September 2, 2001. Completion was in such a rush that it made its way into the official Bridges of Moscow reference book (2004 edition): “One week before opening, there were six cranes and derricks working 24 hours a day!”