King Mindaugas Bridge ( lit. Karaliaus Mindaugo tiltas ) is an automobile bridge over the Nyaris River in Vilnius , Lithuania . It connects the Old City with the district and the syanny (headman) Zhirmunai .
| King Mindaugas Bridge | |
|---|---|
 View of the bridge and Gediminas tower | |
| Official name | lit. Karaliaus Mindaugo tiltas |
| Application area | car, pedestrian |
| Crosses | Nyaris River |
| Location |  Vilnius , Lithuania |
| Design | |
| Type of construction | arched |
| Material | steel |
| total length | 101 m |
| Bridge width | 19.75 m |
| Arch Height Above Water | 5 m |
| Exploitation | |
| Start of construction | 2002 |
| Opening | 2003 |
Content
- 1 Location
- 2 History
- 3 Construction
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
- 6 Literature
Location
It is located in the alignment of Rinktines street, connecting it with Tadeusz Vrublevsky street. On the right bank, Šeiminiskyu and ирirmunu streets approach the bridge, on the left - игigimantu and Arsenalo streets. Near the bridge is the Old Town .
Upstream there is the Zhirmunsky bridge , below - the Green Bridge .
History
The project was developed by Kelprojektas, the authors of the project are engineers D. ицickis ( lit. D. Žickis ), G. Bajoras ( lit. G. Bajoras ), A. ибирibirka ( lit. A. Čibirka ) and architect V. Treinis ( lit. V. Treinys ) [1] [2] . The construction of the bridge was started on March 7, 2002. The general contractor was Tilsta, and Kauno tiltai and Viadukas [3] [4] also participated. The metal structures of the bridge were manufactured by the Lithuanian company AB Vilmeta [5] . During excavation work on the left bank of the river, the remains of wooden piles of the bridge that existed on this site in the XIV century were discovered [6] . The arch structure was assembled on the right bank for 4 months and then using pontoons, electric winches and hydraulic jacks was installed in the riverbed [1] [7] . The grand opening of the bridge took place on July 6, 2003 and was timed to coincide with the 750th anniversary of the coronation of King Mindaugas . The ceremony was attended by President V. Adamkus , Prime Minister A. Brazauskas , Vilnius Mayor A. Zuokas [8] . The construction of the bridge cost about 17 million litas [9] .
Design
A single-span metal arch bridge with a ride down (the carriageway is located at the bottom of the span).
The cross-sectional size of the arches is from 1.5 m in the center of the bridge to 1.8 m on supports; the height of the arches is 9.5 m. The weight of the arch metal structures is 550 tons. The bridge supports are monolithic reinforced concrete on a pile foundation (reinforced concrete piles 10 m long) [6] . The roadway of the bridge is reinforced concrete. The bridge is oblique in plan. The bridge dimension is 5 m. The length of the bridge is 101 m, the width of the bridge is 19.75 m (of which the width of the carriageway is 11.25 m and two sidewalks are 4.25 m each) [10] [3] [1] [2 ] .
The bridge is designed for traffic, cyclists and pedestrians. The carriageway includes 3 lanes for the movement of vehicles. Roadway coverings are asphalt concrete, pavements - flaky tiles. Sidewalks are separated from the roadway by a metal barrier. Metal railings of a simple pattern. On the right bank there is a ladder descent to the lower tier of the embankment.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Sinkevičiūtė, 2012 , p. 111.
- ↑ 1 2 Kebeikis, 2004 , p. 64.
- ↑ 1 2 Vilniuje pradėta Karaliaus Mindaugo tilto statyba (lit.) . DELFI (March 8, 2002).
- ↑ Kebeikis, 2004 , p. 63.
- ↑ Kebeikis, 2004 , p. 62.
- ↑ 1 2 Kebeikis, 2004 , p. 58.
- ↑ Kebeikis, 2004 , p. 59-62.
- ↑ Vilniuje atidarytas naujas Karaliaus Mindaugo tiltas (lit.) . DELFI (July 6, 2003).
- ↑ Naujasis tiltas - triumfo arka karaliui Mindaugui, miestui ir valstybei (lit.)
- ↑ Karaliaus Mindaugo tilto Vilniuje statyba // UAB “Tilsta” (lit.)
Links
- Karaliaus Mindaugo tilto Vilniuje statyba // UAB "Tilsta" (lit.)
Literature
- Aida Sinkevičiūtė. Lietuvos tiltų statybos raida ir architektūros bruožai . - Kaunas, 2012 .-- S. 111 .-- 129 s. (lit.)
- Henrikas Kebeikis. Žvilgsnis į Lietuvos tiltus . - Kaunas: Kopa, 2004. (lit.)
- Henrikas Kebeikis. Lietuvos tiltų istorija ikonografijoje. Karaliaus Mindaugo tiltas Vilniuje per Nerį . - Kaunas, 2012. (lit.)