The invention relates to the design of expansion joints for bridges. The expansion joint is closed from opposite sides by unidirectional fingers (1). Resilient comb-like plates (6) having a tiered form are situated between the unidirectional fingers (1) or bidirectional fingers (5). The bottom parts (7) of the resilient comb-like plates (6) are rigidly anchored between an outer bearing beam (2) and the unidirectional fingers (1) or between an intermediate bearing beam (4) and the bidirectional fingers (5). The outer bearing beams (2) are resiliently connected by modular compensators (3) to at least one intermediate bearing beam (4), which is rigidly connected to the bidirectional fingers (5). The resilient comb-like plates are grouped into sections by means of a flat plate (9) that incorporates the bottom parts (7) of the resilient plates (6). The claimed invention makes it possible to increase the length of the expansion joint by eliminating misalignment of the fingers in the horizontal and vertical planes.
