The Glazkovsky Bridge: a monument of the industrial era

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  • Vasily Lisitsin Irkutsk National Research Technical University image/svg+xml

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https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/88.2787

Published

2026-06-12

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No. 88 (2026): local cultures

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refereed articles

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Lisitsin, V. (2026). The Glazkovsky Bridge: a monument of the industrial era. Project Baikal, 23(88), 76-83. https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/88.2787

Keywords:

Irkutsk, Glazkovsky Bridge, reinforced concrete arch bridges, Soviet engineering school, infrastructural modernization of the 1930s

Abstract

The article features the Glazkovsky Bridge (Irkutsk) as a key infrastructure and urban development project of the industrial era of the 1930s. Drawing on archival sources, the author analyzes the process of designing and building a monolithic reinforced concrete arch bridge in difficult hydrological and climatic conditions of Eastern Siberia. Special attention is paid to the comparative analysis of the Irkutsk bridge and the similar European models of the early 20th century. The Glazkovsky Bridge is a significant achievement of the Soviet engineering school and an important element in the formation of a new spatial structure of Irkutsk.

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