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The pedestrian bridge connecting the Frunzenskaya and Pushkinskaya embankments of Moscow was put into operation in 1999. Officially it is called Pushkinsky, but everywhere, including on maps, it is called Andreevsky. There is a reason for this confusion - at the entrance there is a cast sign attached to it, informing that the steel structure of the old St. Andrew's Bridge has been moved here from the Small Ring highway railway. The Novoandreevsky Bridge with a significantly greater capacity was built at the same location. There are fewer traffic jams, and Moscow has been enriched with beautiful sights.
St. Andrew's Bridge today
The height of the bridge above the water level is 24 m, plus the height of the arch is 8.5 m. The steel structure and towers are more than a century old, but the supports were built in our time. Pedestrian paths have been preserved on both sides along the wrought iron railings. The middle part, where the rails used to run, is covered by a transparent tunnel with several doors along its entire length. It’s convenient to hide inside in bad weather, but people walk more in the open space, where the fresh river breeze blows.
The main feature of the St. Andrew's Bridge is its arched spans at the height of a 10-story building. The width of the supporting structure is almost 2 m, it is studded with many rivets, so the risk of slipping is insignificant for extreme sports enthusiasts. In the summer, young people constantly sit at the very top, dangle their legs in the empty space, listen to music and admire the surrounding panorama. During rush hours, there is even a queue of people wanting to get adrenaline at the bottom. They say that the most difficult thing is to miss those coming towards you.
The amateur attraction on St. Andrew's Bridge is very dangerous. Between the arch and the tunnel there is a fairly wide gap, if you fall through it you will have to fly all the way to the water. But falling on a parapet is no better; at a minimum, it will end in many months of treatment for fractures and subsequent disability. It’s surprising that most of the “arch walkers” are girls, even in heels.
In the evening the lights turn on, and St. Andrew's Bridge shines like a jewel. Even at this time, there is always someone hanging out on the arch. You shouldn’t be like an adrenaline junkie, it’s better to just enjoy the warm summer evening and the magnificent spectacle without endangering your life and health.
Practical information
How to get there: to the station. metro station “Oktyabrskaya”, “Park Kultury” or “Leninsky Prospekt”, from there it’s a 1 km walk. From the side of Frunzenskaya embankment. by bus No. T79 to the stop. "1st Frunzenskaya Street".
While carrying out reconstruction work on one of the sections of the small ring of the Moscow railway, builders encountered a problem. On their way was the century-old St. Andrew's Bridge, built at the beginning of the last century. The city authorities made a difficult decision: to preserve the structure, but, having removed it from its supports, move it downstream of the river, arranging new supports for the bridge. The structure, which is a monument of engineering and architectural art, found a second life: its main arch became the decoration of the new bridge.
Story
The best bridge building engineers of that time worked on the most complex design solution for the Andreevsky Bridge: L. D. Proskuryakov and P. Ya Kamentsev. The architectural project belonged to the famous Russian architect A.N. Pomerantsev.
The arched surface parts of the bridge spans were about 135 meters in length. They rested on four supports, which had granite lining. Two of them, namely the coastal supports, were decorated with towers and equipped with bypass metal galleries. Even at the beginning of the last century, barge haulers moved along them, pulling ships and loaded barges along the Moscow River. The structures for the St. Andrew's Bridge were made of cast steel with rivets in the workshops of the Kama-Votkinsk plant.
Over its entire operational life, the bridge was repaired several times, but time turned out to be merciless: the load-bearing beams, rivets and other metal elements corroded. The condition of the structure made it necessary to reduce the speed of traffic, and also old bridge did not make it possible to electrify the railway.
New pedestrian bridge, in the construction of which the structures of the old Andreevsky were used, connected two embankments: Pushkinskaya and Frunzenskaya. Since the river is wider at the site of its construction, the designers provided an outrigger channel support. The main arch of the old bridge, weighing about one and a half thousand tons, was transported to the new location by three barges. By that time, there was already invaluable experience of such movement during the construction of the Bogdan Khmelnitsky Bridge.
The entire complex of construction and installation work took about 11 months, and the Pushkinsky Bridge was put into operation in 2000.
Pushkinsky or Andreevsky?
The new bridge was named after Pushkinskaya Embankment, which in turn had several names. Until the 20s of the last century it was called Andreevskaya, then it was renamed Neskuchnaya, and in 1937, in connection with the centenary of the death of the Great Pushkin, it began to bear the name of the poet. However, even on many maps of the city and in reference books the bridge is listed as Andreevsky. And when entering it from the Pushkinskaya embankment, you can see a sign telling about the history of the Andreevsky Bridge, which has become an integral part of the new bridge crossing.
Central Park of Culture and Leisure named after. Gorky (Gorky Park) - large park Moscow (100 hectares), located near the Oktyabrskaya and Park Kultury metro stations.
Address: st. Krymsky Val, 9 (main entrance).
🚇 Oktyabrskaya ring metro station (100 m.), Park Kultury metro station (300 m.), Frunzenskaya metro station (300 m.).
The park was opened on August 12, 1928, and in 1932 it was named in memory of the writer (1868 - 1936).
Gorky Park is located along the Moscow River.
Gorky Park is considered part of a single park area, which includes:
The park has a landscaped area and playgrounds for children. IN winter time The largest ice skating rink in Europe is being organized.
IN summer time Here you can ride bicycles - there is a special bike path along the Moscow River. There are many paths for rollerbladers here. Rental of bicycles and cars for children is organized. One of the rental points on the Moscow River embankment.
In Gorky Park you can see preserved symbols of the Soviet period - a monument to Maxim Gorky, sculptures of athletes.
There are many in the park cafes and restaurants, ice cream is sold in the summer. Prices in the park's restaurants are generally unreasonably high. To find a place to eat reasonable prices- you need to try, but such places exist (restaurants are constantly changing, so we don’t give specific names).
There is an old tree on the embankment, into the trunk of which a child can climb through the cracks. Children love to climb in this tree.
How to get to Gorky Park
The main entrance to Gorky Park is located on street 9. The nearest metro station is Oktyabrskaya (circular), 100 m. A little further from the metro station Oktyabrskaya (radial), 300 m. Not far from the metro station Park Kultury (circular), 500 m to the embankment .
From the Krymsky Val side, in addition to the main entrance, there are other entrances, both from the embankment and closer to.
There are parking lots (paid) at the Main Entrance. One of them is right next to the main entrance, but it is relatively small and there are often traffic jams at the entrance on weekends. There is a large parking lot on the opposite side, closer to the Tretyakov Gallery building on Krymsky Val. Although there are not always free places there on weekends.
From the Frunzenskaya metro station you can walk through the pedestrian one. Distance approximately 1 km. When you go to Pushkinskaya Embankment, Gorky Park is on the left, and .
Notable
Part of the park near the Krymsky Val (adjacent to the main entrance):
Main entrance
The Gorky Park Museum is located in the Main Entrance building, Observation deck with panoramic views of the park and Moscow, a lecture hall and a souvenir shop.
The main entrance of Gorky Park was built in 1955 according to the design of architects G.V. Shchuko and A.S. Spasov.
During the Soviet era, entrance to Gorky Park was paid. In the Main Entrance building, the old ticket office windows remain (in the wings of the building).
Main entrance Fragment of the wall of the main entrance 
Pioneer Pond
Pioneer Pond located to the left of the main entrance to the park. Black-necked swans were brought here and fish were released. Before the revolution, the pond and the surrounding area belonged to the Meshchansky School and was called the Maly pond. Mikhail Chekhov (the writer's brother) fished here and the singer skated here. IN Soviet time The pond was named Pionersky. On the shore of the pond there are sculptures from the Soviet period.
Pionersky Pond Sculpture at the Pionersky Pond 
Monument to Maxim Gorky
Ice rink
Ice rink- In winter, a huge ice skating rink is organized here. This skating rink became the largest skating rink in Europe with artificial ice, which you can ride even at above-zero temperatures (up to +15C).
Ice rink 
Vases
Vases stylized as antique- located in several places in Gorky Park - closer to, near the skating rink (not far from the main entrance).
These are restored chamotte flowerpots. In the 1930s, 12 two-meter flowerpots painted in antique style were installed on Pushkinskaya Embankment (not preserved). The flowerpots were made of fireclay, according to the design of the architect Alexander Vlasov. Fireclay is a material based on clays of different compositions with the addition of fireclay chips (crushed fired refractory clay). The flowerpots were restored in 2013.
Vases
Old tree on the embankment
Old tree, into the trunk of which a child can climb through the cracks. Children love to climb in this tree.
Part of the park near Titovsky Proezd (farthest from the main entrance):
Golitsinsky Pond
Golitsynsky pond- a large pond, which is located in the part of Gorky Park, located closer to. You can take a ride on the pond on a rented catamaran or on a boat. There are many restaurants and cafes near the pond. The picturesque swan pond communicates with the pond. In summer, swans swim here.
Golitsinsky Pond 
Swan Pond
Openwork fountain in the rose garden
St. Andrew's Bridge near Gorky Park in last years became one of the most popular places among Moscow youth and guests of the capital, however, in addition to fans of spectacular views of the city, this place also attracts those who like to drink strong drinks, as well as aggressive young people from the regions. Locals complain that the complete lack of control over this bridge has led to the problem spreading throughout the entire area.
As noted "MBH Media", Muscovites have already accumulated many stories that suggest that the situation on St. Andrew’s Bridge is unhealthy. At the same time, the management of Gorky Park does nothing about this, and the Moscow authorities turn a blind eye to what is happening.
The bridge is a glass “greenhouse” 130 meters long. Inside the “greenhouse” there are three dirty yellow security booths. The covered part of the bridge is not crowded: most people climb over the fence and climb onto the arch. No one pays attention to the numerous prohibitory signs.
The journalist witnessed how a bridge guard jumped onto the arch and began to climb towards the violators, approached the young girls and asked them for a cigarette. Having lit a cigarette, the security officer sat down next to them, dangling his legs carefree. The second guard, of retirement age, was drinking vodka with a friend right at the booth.
According to one of the guards at St. Andrew's Bridge, they periodically call the police. Law enforcement officers come once or twice a day, take one person away for order, and leave the rest alone. If something serious happened, law enforcement officers are still in no hurry to get to the Andreevsky Bridge: by the time they arrive, all the hooligans have already fled. Security admitted that fights happen there regularly, but “you can’t keep track of everyone.”
The State Budgetary Institution "Gormost" is responsible for hiring private security officers, but they could not promptly comment on what was happening. The Gorky Park administration first emphasized that they were not responsible for the events on the bridge.
Local residents complain Facebook that this problem has already spread to the entire surrounding area. “Now it’s not only unpleasant to walk around (swearing, screaming), but also really scary. I don’t risk letting my 16-year-old girl out alone at 8 pm,” said the Muscovite. One of the townspeople noted that all this began after the reconstruction of Gorky Park: “Before that, they were drinking inside. Now they are drinking on the bridge and nearby squares. The bridge should be transferred to the jurisdiction of the Park of Culture so that their private security company could stand there.”
One of the most high-profile incidents on this bridge was the recent case of a young native of Dagestan, a medical student Amir Abumuslimov, who fell into a coma after meeting a group of quarrelsome and aggressive youth. The hooligans hit the young man on the head, and by the time law enforcement officers appeared, they had fled. The police, however, were in no hurry to pursue the attackers, and a criminal case was opened only after the victim’s parents arrived in Moscow from Dagestan.
The Pushkinsky pedestrian bridge connecting the Pushkinskaya embankment of the Neskuchny Garden with the Frunzenskaya embankment was opened in 2000.
The bridge is famous not only for its proximity to Neskuchny Garden and the Gorky Central Park of Culture and Culture, but also for its magnificent views from the open observation decks.
However, the bridge itself has a much longer history: its basis was the construction of Andreevsky railway bridge, built in 1905-1907. The bridge was originally designed by L.D. Proskuryakov and A.N. Pomerantsev, and is a monument of engineering art, as stated on the sign on one of its supports.
Previously, the bridge stood slightly higher up the river, and it was transported to its current location on barges. A similar technology was used during the construction; It is interesting that its “ancestor” - the Krasnoluzhsky railway bridge - was also designed by Proskuryakov and Pomerantsev.
It is noteworthy that the name of the bridge is a very unclear mystery. It is believed that the official name of the bridge is Pushkinsky, but most Muscovites (and, by the way, many maps and reference books, including Yandex and Google maps) are accustomed to calling it by its “unofficial” name - St. Andrew’s pedestrian bridge.
On one of the supports there is a memorial plaque with the names of the architects and the date of construction of the Andreevsky railway bridge; perhaps this is where the confusion came from.
Fortunately, this bridge is not similar in everything - there is not a single store or stall inside :)
However, I’ll move on to the purpose of the story - the views. To begin with, a panorama towards the Sparrow Hills.
Well, now - the details :)
A copy of the Girl with an Oar, installed in September 2011, is hidden in a small cozy “amphitheater” on the pier of the Gorky Central Park of Culture and Culture on Pushkinskaya Embankment.
Pay attention to the boarded area - it is popular with athletes and dancers.
Pushkinskaya Embankment and Neskuchny Garden, behind which rises the building of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and behind the Presidium itself - nature reserve"Sparrow Hills".
You can see Andreevsky behind the bridge monastery, founded in 1648. The monastery buildings, unfortunately, have a later date of construction.
Novoandreevsky railway and road bridges.
This place is notable for the fact that, being the Andreevsky railway, the Pushkinsky pedestrian bridge stood exactly there :) New bridges were erected after it was moved to its current location; in fact, it was moved for their construction.
Behind the bridge you can see the St. Andrew's Monastery and the Vorobyovy Gory nature reserve.
Frunzenskaya Embankment is famous for its wonderful architectural landscape. Most of the houses near the river were built in the 30s-50s of the 20th century, and this is what earned the embankment my love. If it weren’t for the billboards and obscene store signs sticking out at every step, this would be practically an exemplary Soviet street :)
The spire of the main building of Moscow State University peeks out from behind the houses.
House with a turret - Frunzenskaya embankment, 24. Built in the early 1950s according to the design of architects B.S. Mezentsev and S.P. Turgenev.
And now - a view towards the Crimean Bridge, the Gorky Park and the Kremlin :)
By the way, it resembles the view from, but much closer and more interesting.
This is not visible in the panorama, but if you look to the left, you can see the Moscow City International Business Center.
Frunzenskaya embankment, 22 - Main Headquarters Russian ground forces. The building was built from 1940 to 1951 according to the design of architect L.V. Rudneva.
Hidden behind the huge building is the equally huge, but much more distant building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
And here Ostankino TV tower It was not possible to hide - she can be seen perfectly from here. Even the Russian flag installed on its top is visible - although not in color.
Here comes the famous one Crimean Bridge, behind which hides a number of equally well-known sights.
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Conception Convent.
The Cathedral of Christ the Savior against the background of the State Duma of the Russian Federation (Okhotny Ryad, 1) and the Moscow Hotel (Okhotny Ryad, 2), now restored and containing a business center.