Bridge over Instytutska Street

Bridge over Institute Street

Міст через Інститутську вулицю
Coordinates50°26′59″N 30°31′36″E / 50.4496°N 30.5267°E / 50.4496; 30.5267
Carriespedestrians
CrossesInstytutska Street
LocaleKyiv, Ukraine
Other nameHeavenly Hundred Bridge
History
Construction start2001
Opened2002
Location
Map
Interactive map of Bridge over Institute Street

The Bridge over Instytutska Street or Institute Street (Ukrainian: Міст через Інститутську вулицю, romanizedMist cherez Instytutsku vulytsiu), also known as the Heavenly Hundred Bridge (Ukrainian: Міст Небесної сотні, romanizedMist Nebesnoi sotni),[1] is a pedestrian bridge located at Independence Square in Kyiv that crosses over the Alley of Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred, which until 30 January 2015 was part of Instytutska Street ("Institute Street").

Description

The bridge was built in 2002 and provides a pedestrian viaduct from the October Palace to the Hlobus shopping mall on "Maidan".

During Euromaidan, on 20 February 2014 the bridge caught fire and was damaged.[citation needed]

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