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Russian Crossings

Bolshevo - Domashenka

Location: Domashenka - Bolshevo

Type: Road

Constructed: 2010s

Bolshevo - Domashenka (Pedestrian)

Location: Domashenka - Bolshevo

Type: Pedestrian

Constructed: 2010s

Bolshevo - Domashenka (Wooden Pedestrian)

Location: Domashenka - Bolshevo

Type: Pedestrian

Constructed: N/A

Dniprovske - Neronovo (Road)

Location: Dniprovske - Neronovo

Type: Road

Constructed: 2014

Neronovo - Dniprovske (Road)

Location: Dniprovske - Neronovo

Type: Road

Constructed: N/A

Honyuki - Sleptsovo

Location: Honyuki - Sleptsovo

Type: Pedestrian

Constructed: N/A

Anosovo - Flax Plant

Location: Anosovo - Anosovo Flax Plant

Type: Road

Constructed: N/A

Nakhimovske - Gerasimovo

Location: Nakhimovske - Gerasimovo

Type: Road

Constructed: N/A

Glushkovo - Fedurkino

Location: Glushkovo - Fedurkino

Type: Road

Constructed: N/A

Kazarinovo - Village

Location: Kazarinovo - Village

Type: Road

Constructed: N/A

Prudky - Nadezhda (Upper)

Location: Prudky - Nadezhda

Type: Road

Constructed: 2004

Prudky - Nadezhda (Lower)

Location: Prudky - Nadezhda

Type: Road

Constructed: 1937

Nikulino - Zabelino

Location: Nikulino - Zabelino

Type: Rail

Constructed: N/A

Martinkovo - Verkhnedneprovsky

Location: Martinkovo - Verkhnedneprovsky

Type: Pedestrian

Constructed: N/A

Polybino - Elysee

Location: Polybino - Elysee

Type: Road

Constructed: N/A

Dorogobuzh - Ivonino (Bypass)

Location: Dorogobuzh - Ivonino (bypass road)

Type: Road

Constructed: 1997

Dorogobuzh (Old)

Location: Dorogobuzh

Type: Road

Constructed: Before 1930

Solovyov Crossing

Location: Korovniki - Solovyov

Type: Road

Constructed: 1970

Yerdytsia - Prydniprovska

Location: Yerdytsia - Prydniprovska

Type: Rail

Constructed: N/A

Barracks 368km - Falcon Mountain

Location: Barracks 368 km - Falcon Mountain

Type: Rail

Constructed: N/A

High - Falcon Mountain (Smolensk Bypass)

Location: High - Falcon Mountain (Smolensk bypass)

Type: Road

Constructed: 1980s

Stepan Razin Street Bridge

Location: Smolensk

Type: Road

Constructed: 1978

Dnieper Bridge

Location: Smolensk

Type: Road

Constructed: 1961

Smolensk Pedestrian Bridge

Location: Smolensk

Type: Pedestrian

Constructed: 2013

Dzerzhinsky Street Bridge

Location: Smolensk

Type: Road

Constructed: 1898—1941/1960

Gniezno Bridge

Location: Demidovka - Smolensk

Type: Road

Constructed: N/A

Miganovo - Gusino

Location: Miganovo - Gusino

Type: Road

Constructed: 1966

Belarusian Crossings

Dubroŭna (Border)

Location: Belarus-Ukraine border segment near Slavutych

Type: Railroad special purpose

Constructed: 1930

Coordinates: 51°29'59″N 30°35'05″E / 51.4998°N 30.5848°E

M1 Highway Bypass

Location: Pašyna - Prydniaproŭje

Type: Road

Constructed: 1981

Voroša (Mahilioŭ Street)

Location: Voroša

Type: Road

Constructed: 1957

Voroša (Juryja Babkova Street)

Location: Voroša

Type: Road

Constructed: N/A

Voroša (Rail)

Location: Voroša

Type: Rail

Constructed: N/A

Kopys

Location: Kopys - Alieksandryja (Škloŭ Raion)

Type: Road

Constructed: 2007

Škloŭ

Location: Škloŭ

Type: Road

Constructed: 1962

Mahilioŭ Bypass

Location: Pačulkaŭka - Palykavičy

Type: Road

Constructed: 1997

Mahilioŭ (Rail)

Location: Mahilioŭ

Type: Rail

Constructed: 1936

Mahilioŭ (Karaliova Street)

Location: Mahilioŭ

Type: Road

Constructed: 1996

Mahilioŭ (Puškinski Praspiekt)

Location: Mahilioŭ

Type: Road

Constructed: 1959

Mahilioŭ (Šmita Bridge)

Location: Mahilioŭ

Type: Road

Constructed: 1967

Bychaŭ

Location: Varanino - Bychaŭ

Type: Road

Constructed: 1964

Rahačoŭ

Location: Rahačoŭ

Type: Road

Constructed: 1959

Žlobin Bypass (North)

Location: Aliaksandraŭka - Liebiadzieŭka

Type: Road

Constructed: 2014

Žlobin Bypass (South)

Location: Aliaksandraŭka - Liebiadzieŭka

Type: Road

Constructed: 1970s

Žlobin (Rail - West)

Location: Žlobin

Type: Rail

Constructed: N/A

Žlobin (Rail - East)

Location: Siannaja - Žlobin

Type: Rail

Constructed: N/A

Dunaj - Haroškaŭ (Old)

Location: Dunaj - Haroškaŭ

Type: Road

Constructed: 1958

Dunaj - Haroškaŭ (New)

Location: Dunaj - Haroškaŭ

Type: Road

Constructed: 1988

Ukrainian Crossings

Belarus-Ukraine Border (Source)

Crossing: N/A

Carries: N/A

Location: Belarus-Ukraine border near Slavutych

Constructed: 1987 or later

Coordinates: 51°23'39″N 30°38'28″E / 51.3943°N 30.6411°E

Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant

Crossing: Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant

Carries: Highway H02 / railroad special purpose

Location: Vyshhorod, Kyiv Oblast

Constructed: 1964

Coordinates: 50°35'22″N 30°30'24″E / 50.5895°N 30.5067°E

Pivnichnyi Bridge (Northern)

Crossing: Pivnichnyi Bridge (Northern)

Carries: prospekts Stepana Bandery/Romana Shukhevycha

Location: Kyiv

Constructed: 3 December 1976

Coordinates: 50°29'27″N 30°32'12″E / 50.4909°N 30.5368°E

Rybalskyi Rail Bridge

Crossing: Rybalskyi Rail Bridge

Carries: Railroad Southwestern Railways

Location: Kyiv

Constructed: 9 November 1929

Coordinates: 50°29'02″N 30°32'33″E / 50.4838°N 30.5424°E

Podilsko-Voskresenskyi Bridge

Crossing: Podilsko-Voskresenskyi Bridge

Carries: Road and Metro

Location: Kyiv

Constructed: 1 December 2024

Coordinates: 50°28'22″N 30°32'06″E / 50.4728°N 30.535°E

Havanskyi Bridge

Crossing: Havanskyi Bridge

Carries: Naberezhno-Rybalska vulytsia

Location: Kyiv

Constructed: N/A

Coordinates: 50°28'09″N 30°31'38″E / 50.4691°N 30.5271°E

Rybalskyi Bridge (Pedestrian)

Crossing: Rybalskyi Bridge

Carries: pedestrian (closed)

Location: Kyiv

Constructed: 3 July 1957

Coordinates: 50°28'24″N 30°31'23″E / 50.4733°N 30.523°E

Parkovyi Bridge

Crossing: Parkovyi Bridge

Carries: pedestrian

Location: Kyiv

Constructed: N/A

Coordinates: 50°27'24″N 30°32'03″E / 50.4568°N 30.5342°E

Kyiv Metro Bridge / Rusanivskyi Bridge

Crossing: Kyiv Metro Bridge / Rusanivskyi Bridge

Carries: Kyiv Metro / Brovarskyi prospekt

Location: Kyiv

Constructed: 5 November 1965

Coordinates: 50°27'24″N 30°32'03″E / 50.4568°N 30.5342°E

Venetsiansky Bridge

Crossing: Venetsiansky Bridge

Carries: N/A

Location: Kyiv

Constructed: N/A

Coordinates: 50°26'54″N 30°34'31″E / 50.4484°N 30.5753°E

Rusanivka Channel Bridge (North)

Crossing: Rusanivka Channel Bridge, North / Rusanivka Channel Bridge, South

Carries: Rusanivska Naberezhna

Location: Kyiv

Constructed: N/A

Coordinates: 50°26'47″N 30°35'28″E / 50.4464°N 30.591°E / 50°25'57″N 30°35'34″E / 50.4324°N 30.5927°E

Rusanivka Channel Bridge (Side)

Crossing: Rusanivka Channel Bridge, Side

Carries: pedestrian traffic, vehicle traffic

Location: Kyiv

Constructed: N/A

Coordinates: 50°26'23″N 30°36'30″E / 50.4397°N 30.6083°E

Rusanivka Channel Bridge (Pedestrian North)

Crossing: Rusanivka Channel Bridge, pedestrian north

Carries: pedestrian

Location: Kyiv

Constructed: N/A

Coordinates: 50°26'38″N 30°36'00″E / 50.444°N 30.6°E

Rusanivka Channel Bridge (Pedestrian South)

Crossing: Rusanivka Channel Bridge, pedestrian south

Carries: pedestrian

Location: Kyiv

Constructed: N/A

Coordinates: 50°26'04″N 30°36'00″E / 50.4345°N 30.6°E

Paton Bridge

Crossing: Paton Bridge

Carries: European route E95

Location: Kyiv

Constructed: 5 November 1953

Coordinates: 50°25'40″N 30°35'00″E / 50.4277°N 30.5834°E

Darnytsia Rail Bridge

Crossing: Darnytsia Rail Bridge

Carries: Railroad Southwestern Railways

Location: Kyiv

Constructed: 1949

Coordinates: 50°25'02″N 30°35'25″E / 50.4173°N 30.5902°E

New Darnytskyi Bridge

Crossing: New Darnytskyi Bridge

Carries: Railroad Southwestern Railways / Kyiv Metro / Darnytske shose

Location: Kyiv

Constructed: 27 September 2010

Coordinates: 50°25'01″N 30°35'25″E / 50.4169°N 30.5904°E

Pivdennyi Bridge (Southern)

Crossing: Pivdennyi Bridge (Southern)

Carries: European route E40

Location: Kyiv

Constructed: 25 December 1990

Coordinates: 50°23'41″N 30°35'35″E / 50.3947°N 30.5931°E

Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant

Crossing: Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant

Carries: Highway H02 / railroad special purpose

Location: Kaniv

Constructed: 1972

Coordinates: 49°45'43″N 31°27'55″E / 49.7619°N 31.4654°E

Cherkasy Dam

Crossing: Cherkasy Dam

Carries: Highway H16 / railroad Odesa Railways

Location: Cherkasy

Constructed: 1960

Coordinates: 49°28'45″N 32°02'21″E / 49.4791°N 32.0392°E

Kremenchuk Hydroelectric Power Plant

Crossing: Kremenchuk Hydroelectric Power Plant

Carries: Highway M22, H08 / railroad Southern Railways

Location: Svitlovodsk

Constructed: 1959

Coordinates: 49°04'24″N 33°15'02″E / 49.0732°N 33.2506°E

Kriukiv Bridge

Crossing: Kriukiv Bridge

Carries: Highway M22, H08 / railroad Southern Railways

Location: Kremenchuk

Constructed: 21 December 1949

Coordinates: 49°03'09″N 33°25'26″E / 49.0526°N 33.4238°E

New Kremenchuk Bridge

Crossing: New Kremenchuk Bridge

Carries: N/A

Location: Kremenchuk

Constructed: Under construction

Coordinates: N/A

Middle Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Plant

Crossing: Middle Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Plant

Carries: T04-12, T04-14 / railroad Cisdnieper Railways

Location: Kamianske

Constructed: 1964

Coordinates: 48°32'48″N 34°32'24″E / 48.5466°N 34.5399°E

Livoberezhnyi Bridge (Left-bank)

Crossing: Livoberezhnyi Bridge (Left-bank)

Carries: prospekt Anoshkina

Location: Kamianske

Constructed: 1996

Coordinates: 48°32'02″N 34°35'43″E / 48.534°N 34.5953°E

Kaidatskyi Bridge

Crossing: Kaidatskyi Bridge

Carries: European route E50, M04 / city tram

Location: Dnipro

Constructed: 10 November 1982

Coordinates: 48°29'55″N 34°57'57″E / 48.4987°N 34.9659°E

Staryi Bridge

Crossing: Staryi Bridge

Carries: vulytsia Karuna / city tram / railroad Cisdnieper Railways

Location: Dnipro

Constructed: 18 May 1884

Coordinates: 48°29'21″N 35°01'44″E / 48.4893°N 35.029°E

Tsentralnyi Bridge (New)

Crossing: Tsentralnyi Bridge (New)

Carries: Slobozhanskyi prospekt

Location: Dnipro

Constructed: 5 November 1966

Coordinates: 48°28'35″N 35°03'22″E / 48.4765°N 35.0562°E

Merefa-Kherson Bridge

Crossing: Merefa-Kherson Bridge

Carries: Railroad Cisdnieper Railways

Location: Dnipro

Constructed: 21 December 1932

Coordinates: 48°27'55″N 35°04'23″E / 48.4669°N 35.0823°E

Dnieper Hydroelectric Station

Crossing: Dnieper Hydroelectric Station

Carries: Highway H08

Location: Zaporizhzhia

Constructed: 1 May 1932

Coordinates: 47°51'49″N 35°05'20″E / 47.8636°N 35.089°E

Dniprohes Pedestrian Bridge

Crossing: Dniprohes Pedestrian Bridge

Carries: pedestrian

Location: Zaporizhzhia

Constructed: N/A

Coordinates: 47°51'53″N 35°05'25″E / 47.8646°N 35.0903°E

Zaporizhzhia Arch Bridge

Crossing: Zaporizhzhia Arch Bridge

Carries: Road

Location: Zaporizhzhia

Constructed: 1974

Coordinates: 47°51'43″N 35°03'45″E / 47.8619°N 35.0625°E

Preobrazhensky Bridge

Crossing: Preobrazhensky Bridge

Carries: Railroad Cisdnieper Railways / T08-06 and Road

Location: Zaporizhzhia

Constructed: 31 December 1952

Coordinates: 47°49'13″N 35°04'29″E / 47.8204°N 35.0747°E

New Zaporizhzhia Dniper Bridge

Crossing: New Zaporizhzhia Dniper Bridge

Carries: Closed-Access Highway

Location: Zaporizhzhia

Constructed: Under Construction

Coordinates: 47°50'33″N 35°05'08″E / 47.8426°N 35.0855°E

Nikopol–Kamianka-Dniprovska Ferry

Crossing: Nikopol–Kamianka-Dniprovska Ferry

Carries: Nikopol – Kamianka-Dniprovska

Location: Nikopol

Constructed: N/A

Coordinates: 47°50'33″N 35°05'07″E / 47.8424°N 35.0853°E

Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant

Crossing: Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant

Carries: Railroad Odesa Railways / Road P47

Location: Nova Kakhovka

Constructed: 1972, destroyed 2023-06-06

Coordinates: 46°46'27″N 33°22'27″E / 46.7741°N 33.3741°E

Antonivka Railway Bridge

Crossing: Antonivka Railway Bridge

Carries: Railroad Odesa Railways

Location: Prydniprovske, Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast

Constructed: 31 December 1952 (damaged)

Coordinates: 46°40'31″N 32°47'49″E / 46.6754°N 32.797°E

Antonivka Road Bridge

Crossing: Antonivka Road Bridge

Carries: European route E97, M17, E58, M14

Location: Antonivka

Constructed: 1985 (damaged)

Coordinates: 46°40'11″N 32°43'13″E / 46.6697°N 32.7204°E

Major Tributaries

Left Tributaries

Bazavluk, Berezina, Bilozerka, Desna, Drut, Inhulets, Irpin, Konka (Kherson), Konka (Zaporizhzhia), Oril, Pripyat, Psel, Rohachyk, Ros, Samara, Sozh, Stuhna, Sula, Supii, Teteriv, Tiasmyn, Trubizh, Vorskla, Zolotonoshka.

Right Tributaries

The Dnieper has fewer major right tributaries compared to its left bank. Notable ones include the Pripyat and the Ros.

Key Reservoirs

Dnieper Reservoir

Located near Zaporizhzhia, formed by the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station dam.

Kakhovka Reservoir

The largest reservoir on the Dnieper, formed by the Kakhovka Dam.

Kamianske Reservoir

Formed by the Middle Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Plant dam.

Kaniv Reservoir

Formed by the Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant dam.

Kremenchuk Reservoir

Formed by the Kremenchuk Hydroelectric Power Plant dam, one of the largest in Europe.

Kyiv Reservoir

Formed by the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant dam, crucial for Kyiv's water supply.

Hydroelectric Stations

Dnieper Hydroelectric Station (DniproHES)

The first major hydroelectric station on the Dnieper, located in Zaporizhzhia. It includes a road and a pedestrian bridge.

Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant

Located downstream from Zaporizhzhia, its dam formed the Kakhovka Reservoir. The structure was destroyed in June 2023.

Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant

Situated near Kaniv, it plays a vital role in the river's cascade system.

Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant

Located north of Kyiv, it forms the Kyiv Reservoir and is part of the Dnieper cascade.

Kyiv Pumped Storage Power Plant

An associated facility near the Kyiv HPP, contributing to grid stability.

Kremenchuk Hydroelectric Power Plant

Located near Svitlovodsk, it forms one of the largest reservoirs in Europe.

Middle Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Plant

Situated near Kamianske, it is part of the Dnieper reservoir cascade.

Navigational Canals

Dnipro – Donbas Canal

Connects the Dnieper River to the Donbas region, primarily for industrial water supply.

Dnipro – Inhulets Canal

Transfers water from the Dnieper to the Inhulets River basin, supporting irrigation and industry.

Dnipro – Kryvyi Rih Canal

A vital water supply route for the industrial city of Kryvyi Rih.

Kakhovka Canal

A major canal originating from the Kakhovka Reservoir, supplying water to southern Ukraine.

North Crimean Canal

Originally supplied water from the Dnieper to Crimea, originating from the Kakhovka Reservoir.

Cities on the Dnieper

Cherkasy

A major port city located on the Kremenchuk Reservoir.

Dnipro

The fourth-largest city in Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper.

Dorogobuzh

An ancient city in Russia, located on the upper reaches of the Dnieper.

Kyiv

The capital and largest city of Ukraine, situated on the Dnieper River.

Mogilev

A significant city in Belarus, located on the Dnieper.

Smolensk

A historic city in Russia, located on the upper Dnieper.

Important Notes

Left Tributaries

Tributaries listed in italics are considered left bank tributaries.

Kakhovka Dam Destruction

The Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant and its associated dam were destroyed on June 6, 2023, significantly altering the downstream landscape.

Conflict Impact

Several bridges, notably the Antonivka Railway and Road Bridges near Kherson, have sustained damage during the ongoing conflict.

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