Nicholas Chain Bridge

Nicholas Chain Bridge

Николаевский цепной мост
Coordinates50°26′32″N 30°33′52.30″E / 50.44222°N 30.5645278°E / 50.44222; 30.5645278
CrossesDnieper
LocaleKyiv, Ukraine
Characteristics
DesignSuspension bridge
Longest span776 metres (2,546 ft)
History
Construction start1848
Construction end1853
Closed1920 (destroyed)
Location

The Nicholas Chain Bridge or Nikolaevsky Chain Bridge (Ukrainian: Миколаївський ланцюговий міст, romanized: Mykolaivskyi lantsiuhovyi mist, IPA: [mɪkoˈlɑjiu̯sʲkɪj lɐnʲtsʲʊˈɦɔwɪj ˈmist]; Russian: Николаевский цепной мост, romanized: Nikolayevskiy zepnoy most) was a chain bridge over the Dnieper that existed from 1855 to 1920 in Kyiv.