Nicholas Chain Bridge

Nicholas Chain Bridge

Миколаївський ланцюговий міст (Ukrainian)
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
Interactive map of Nicholas Chain Bridge

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