Irpin Bridge, Hostomel
{{Infobox bridge
| name = Irpin Bridge
| native_name = Мостовий перехід через річку Ірпінь
| native_name_lang = uk
| coordinates = {{coord|50|33|12|N|30|17|04|E}}
| crosses = Irpin
| location = Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
| length = 140 m
| width = 9.5 m
| lanes = 4
}}
Bridge over the Irpin River in Hostomel is a part of Highway M07 (Kyiv – Kovel – Yahodyn). The bridge joins the former village of {{Ill|Mostyshche, Hostomel|lt=Mostyshche|uk|Мостище (місцевість у Гостомелі)}} with the main part of Hostomel near Bucha and Irpin.
History
File:Де ля Фліз Мостище 800.jpg
A bridge ({{Lang|uk|міст}}, {{Transliteration|uk|mist}}) has existed on this territory since ancient times, which is where the name of Mostyshche comes from.
The previous bridge was built in 1958–1959. Back then, it was 7 meters wide.
In 2010, the bridge underwent major reconstruction. It was opened on 9 September 2010. The bridge overhaul project was developed by the Institute State Enterprise {{Ill|Ukrdiprodor|uk|Укрдіпродор}}, and the construction works were done by ZAT "MBU-3" from Kyiv.
= Russian invasion of Ukraine =
{{Main|Battle of Hostomel}}
On 25 February 2022, during the Battle of Kyiv, a part of the larger Russian invasion of Ukraine, the mayor of Irpin {{Ill|Oleksandr Markushyn|uk|Маркушин Олександр Григорович}} reported that three bridges over the Irpin River were blown up (on the Irpin Road, in Hostomel, and in Demydiv).{{Cite web |last= |date=25 February 2022 |title= |script-title=uk:Підірвали три мости через річку Ірпінь |trans-title=Three bridges over the Irpin were blown up |url=https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-ato/3412415-pidirvali-tri-mosti-cerez-ricku-irpin.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304114113/https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-ato/3412415-pidirvali-tri-mosti-cerez-ricku-irpin.html |archive-date=4 March 2022 |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=Ukrinform |publisher= |language=uk}}{{Cite web |last= |date=27 February 2022 |title= |script-title=uk:Підірвано міст між Бучею та Ірпенем, у Гостомелі триває бій — ситуація на Київщині |trans-title=The bridge between Bucha and Irpin was blown up, the battle in Hostomel is continuing — the situation in Kyiv Oblast |url=https://www.5.ua/suspilstvo/pidirvano-mist-mizh-bucheiu-ta-irpenem-u-hostomeli-tryvaie-bii-sytuatsiia-na-kyivshchyni-269434.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301182613/https://www.5.ua/suspilstvo/pidirvano-mist-mizh-bucheiu-ta-irpenem-u-hostomeli-tryvaie-bii-sytuatsiia-na-kyivshchyni-269434.html |archive-date=1 March 2022 |access-date=30 April 2025 |website=5 Kanal |language=uk}}
The traffic on the bridge was partially restored on 18 January 2024,{{Cite web |last=Kravchenko |first=Oleksandr |date=18 January 2024 |title= |script-title=uk:На Київщині частково відновили рух Гостомельським мостом |trans-title=In Kyiv Oblast, the traffic on the Hostomel Bridge was partially restored |url=https://lb.ua/society/2024/01/18/594258_kiivshchini_chastkovo_vidnovili_ruh.html |access-date=30 April 2025 |website=LB.ua |language=uk}} and restored in full capacity on 7 February 2024.{{Cite web |last=Borysenko |first=Tetiana |date=7 February 2024 |title= |script-title=uk:Через Гостомельський міст повністю відновили рух транспорту |trans-title=Traffic has been fully restored across the Hostomel Bridge |url=https://suspilne.media/kyiv/678998-cerez-gostomelskij-mist-povnistu-vidnovili-ruh-transportu/ |access-date=30 April 2025 |website=Suspilne Kyiv |language=uk}}
Technical specifications
The new bridge is 140 meters long, and the main parameters of the bridge meet the requirements of a first category highway.
The bridge's width is 9.5 meters. As the bridge is located on the territory of a populated place, it has a sidewalk and streetlights.
During the bridge overhaul, modern, durable structures and materials were used.
The traffic intensity across the bridge is over 25 thousand cars per day.
References
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Sources
- «У Бучі збудовано міст». Вісті Київщини, № 18, September 2010, p. 4
External links
- {{Cite web |title=У Бучі збудовано міст першої категорії |url=http://www.ukravtodor.gov.ua/clients/ukrautodor.nsf/0/9F5FD58E7D6D966EC3257799001FAFFF |website=Укравтодор}}