The Akhtanak Bridge ( Armenian Հաղթանակի կամուրջ , Victory Bridge ) is a highway bridge across the Hrazdan River in Yerevan, Armenia. It connects the center of Yerevan with the Malatya-Sebastia region and then with the Zvartnots airport and Vagharshapat . The bridge got its name to mark the victory of the USSR over Nazi Germany in World War II.
| Akhtanak Bridge | |
|---|---|
| arm. Աղթանակի կամուրջ | |
 Akhtanak Bridge from the side of St. Sarkis Church | |
| Application area | car, pedestrian |
| Crosses | river Hrazdan |
| Location | Yerevan |
| Design | |
| Type of construction | arched |
| Material | reinforced concrete |
| Number of spans | 7 |
| total length | 200 m |
| Bridge width | 25 m |
| Construction height | |
| The height of the arch above the water | 34 m |
| Exploitation | |
| Constructor, architect | Ing. S. Hovnanyan, arch. A. Asatryan |
| Start of construction | 1941 |
| Opening | 1945 |
Content
Location
It connects Hrazdanskaya Embankment and Admiral Isakov Avenue on the right bank with Mesrop Mashtots Avenue on the left. The building of the Yerevan Brandy Factory is located on the right bank of the bridge, and the building of the Yerevan Wine Factory is on the left bank.
History
The authors of the project are engineer S. Hovnanyan, architects and A. Asatryan [1] [2] .
Construction of the bridge began in 1941. German prisoners of war participated in the construction [3] . The opening of the bridge on November 25, 1945. It was the largest engineering structure of wartime in Armenia [4] .
Construction
Seven-span arch reinforced concrete bridge. Three central spans overlap the river bed. The above-water structure of the central spans is made in the form of a system of transverse walls, completed with vaults. The width of the span structure is divided into three independent elements united by a common carriageway [5] . The lining of basalt, processed "under the fur coat" and clean tesk, reinforces the impression of monumentality [6] [7] . The bridge is 200 m long, 25 m wide, and 34 m above the river level.
The bridge is designed for traffic and pedestrians. The roadway includes 8 lanes for motor traffic. Iron cast iron railing, art casting, completed on the abutments with stone parapet (architects S. Safaryan , G. Agababyan , sculptor A. Sarksyan ). Stone columns-columns crowned with lanterns (sculptor A. Sarksyan ) are installed above the piers [6] .
Notes
- ↑ Grigoryan A.G., Stepanyan N.S. Yerevan. Garni. Geghard Echmiadzin. Ashtarak. - M .: Art, 1985. - p. 50. - 207 p.
- ↑ Hakobyan T. Kh. Essay on the history of Yerevan. - Yer. : Publishing House Yerevan. University, 1977. - p. 378. - 490 p.
- ↑ Mikaelyan K. Rear as a way of life / Karen Mikaelyan // New time. - 2015. - May 9th. - p. 8.
- ↑ Harutyunyan, 1955 , p. 140.
- ↑ Schusev P.V. Bridges and their architecture. - M .: State. publishing house lit. on construction and architecture, 1953. - p. 315. - 360 p.
- ↑ 1 2 Harutyunyan, 1955 , p. 141.
- ↑ Melkumyan S. A. Stone - our wealth. - Yer. : Luys, 1989. - p. 155. - 335 p.
Literature
- Arutyunyan, V.M., Oganesyan, K.L. Architecture of Soviet Armenia: Brief Essay. - Yer. : Publishing House Acad. Sciences Arm. SSR, 1955. - 296 p.