Paton Bridge

About

Paton Bridge (Mist Patona) is one of the bridges across the Dnipro in Kyiv, Ukraine named after its constructor Evgeny Paton. Built between 1941 and 1953, it is one of the world's first all-welded bridges and the longest bridge in Kyiv, having a length of 1,543 metres (5, 062 ft). Traffic across the bridge was opened on 5 November 1953. The bridge also acts as a segment of the Small Ring Road of Kyiv.

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