The Novospassky Bridge. Wharf

The Novospassky bridge is historically the oldest of the Moscow bridges. By his age, only Borodinsky can equal him. At this time, the Novospassky bridge can be attributed to the sights of the capital with difficulty. For tourists and photographers, it can be attractive because it can capture beautiful views of the city, which will be inaccessible from other points.

History

Initially, the bridge was wooden and served to connect the banks of the Moscow River. The Novospassky bridge served for the movement of large streams of people, horse carts, which were sent to a nearby Novospassky monastery. It was his name that turned to the bridge. By the way, the monastery operates today, and a very beautiful view opens up from the bridge.

The bridge was rebuilt many times. The stone version was erected in 1911. In 1937 it was reconstructed, it can be said that it was rebuilt anew. From the former there were only supports. The bridge was raised to increase the navigable dimensions. The length of the bridge after perestroika became half a kilometer, the width is 21 meters. The wooden flooring was replaced with asphalt. The bridge is intended for motor transport, and for pedestrians only a segment passing directly through the Moscow River is intended.

Since then, there have been no major changes and changes in the architecture of the Novospassky Bridge until the year 2000, when its design was improved.

Wharf

On the embankment, not far from the Novospassky bridge, there is a pier, where you will find pleasure boats, river trams.

The berth "Novospassky Bridge" is a wooden flooring. There are no benches, no canopies from the sun and rain for passengers waiting for their river boat. Careful shipowners put several plastic armchairs. There is a ticket office "Capital Shipping Company", where you can buy tickets and find out the schedule. Tickets can be bought directly on the ship during the landing.

Mooring vessels do not stay here for long, since the berth is paid. The twenty-minute parking lot costs the shipowners more than eight thousand rubles. So stopping, as a rule, is done only in order to land passengers and put new ones.

Therefore, after planning a walk and selecting the "Novospassky Bridge" (berth) for landing, it is better to learn the departure schedule of the vessel of interest in advance, especially since there are a lot of them coming here, and it's easy to miss the right one by watching the mooring and departing ships of different caliber. On weekdays, ships ship in about 40 minutes, on weekends - after 20.

Often on the way to the pier guests are met by representatives of shipping companies that specify the purpose of your arrival to the site, agitate for a river walk and instruct where and when the landing on the ship will be made.

The cost of traveling for an adult starts from 600 rubles. There is a ticket for one day, on which you can ride a boat all day. The cost of such a ticket last summer (2016) was 1000 rubles. Tickets can be purchased for the promotion - 50% cheaper. Such proposals are often placed on tourist Internet portals.

sights

Not far from the Novospassky bridge there are beautiful places. One of them is the Novospassky Monastery - a place that can be admired both from the bridge and from the river, or even better - wander through its territory, go to the temples. Here, despite the proximity of the center of the capital, peace and tranquility reign.

An interesting view opens to Krutitskoe Patriarchal Compound, on the territory of which the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin is located. Its domes are visible from behind the trees. House of music, green areas, stretched along the embankments - all this beauty can be seen from the side of a pleasure craft or from the Novospassky bridge.

By the way, an interesting sight can be considered a sign with the writing of "Novo-Spassky" through a hyphen. In other sources, this does not occur.

From here one can see a view of one of Stalin's skyscrapers.

How to get there

Before the berth "Novospassky Bridge" can be reached by metro, after reaching the station "Proletarskaya". From here, 10-15 minutes walk (700 meters) - and you are at the target. To get out of the metro you need to go to the 3rd Krutitskiy lane, to Krutitsy shaft, Novospassky monastery. Mono-dome can serve as a guideline, and then the bridge itself will become visible. The moorage is on the right side, opposite the monastery. From the dock to the subway to reach even easier. You will be unmistakably led by a stream of people moving along the street. It must be remembered that the monastery must always remain on the right hand when moving to the bridge. Accordingly, in the opposite direction - on the left. You can take one stop on the 35th or 38th tram.

Address

The berth "Novospassky Bridge" is located on the Krasnokholmskaya embankment, at the intersection of it with Sarinsky passage. If you go by car, you can install on the navigator address: Sarinsky travel, 9. There is a parking lot.