Bridge of Death

Bridge of Death is in , , and is located on проспект Леніна. Bridge of Death is situated nearby to the square , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yaniv railway station (former) and City Park.

Railway station
Photo: Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yaniv railway station, also named Yanov station, is an abandoned station located in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Sometimes referred to as Pripyat station, it lies in the village of Yaniv, south of the city of , and is part of the Chernihiv–Ovruch railway. is situated 720 metres west of Bridge of Death.

Park
Photo: Justin Stahlman, CC BY 2.0.
The Pripyat amusement park is an abandoned amusement park located in , . It was to have its grand opening on 1 May 1986, in time for the May Day celebrations, but these plans were cancelled on 26 April, when the Chernobyl disaster occurred a few kilometers away. is situated 1½ km northwest of Bridge of Death.

Hotel building
Photo: BKfi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The hotel is one of the tallest buildings in the abandoned city of , . In operation for just over a decade, the Hotel was used as quarters for Soviet officials and engineers after the Chernobyl disaster in late April 1986. is situated 1½ km northwest of Bridge of Death.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yaniv and Pripyat.

Locality
Photo: Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an abandoned village in , , northern . It is located south of and west of the .

Town
Photo: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Prypiat, is an abandoned industrial city in , , located near the border with . Named after the nearby river, , it was founded on 4 February 1970 as the ninth atomgrad, a type of closed city in the Soviet Union that housed nuclear workers.

Locality
Photo: Vertovfan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was a village near , , south-west of the Pripyat River basin. After the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 the village was contaminated by fallout and subsequently evacuated, and now lies within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. is situated 4½ km northwest of Bridge of Death.

Bridge of Death

Latitude
51.39493° or 51° 23′ 42″ north
Longitude
30.06948° or 30° 4′ 10″ east
Open location code
9G3G93V9+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6933192985
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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In Other Languages

From Russian to Ukrainian—“Bridge of Death” goes by many names.
  • Russian: “Мост Смерти”
  • Ukrainian: “Міст Смерті”

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