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Liteiny Bridge
LITEINY BRIDGE (in 1903-17 Emperor Alexander II Bridge, or Alexandrovsky (Alexander Bridge), over the Neva River, linking Liteiny Avenue with Akademika Lebedeva Street on Viborgskaya Side. It was built in 1875-79 (engineer А.Е
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Lviny Bridge
LVINY (LION'S) BRIDGE ("four lions bridge"), over Griboedov Canal, links the Lviny Lane with Malaya Podyacheskaya Street. It was built in 1825-26 (engineers V.K. Traitteur, V.А
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Matisov Bridge
MATISOV BRIDGE (Sukharny), over the Pryazhka River, links the left embankment of the Moika River with Matisov Island (hence the name). In 1737, a timber girder bridge stood here
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Molvinsky Bridge
MOLVINSKY BRIDGE, over the Tarakanovka River, links Liflyandskaya Street and Kalinina Street. Received its name from the summer cottage of merchant Y.N. Molvo. From the late 18th century at this spot was a timber beam bridge
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Monastyrsky Bridge
MONASTYRSKY BRIDGE (formerly Blagoveshchensky), over the Monastyrka River (hence the name), along Obukhovskoy Oborony Avenue. In 1833, a single-span timber arch bridge on abutments with a limestone and granite facade was built (engineer P.P
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Nikolsky Bridges
NIKOLSKY BRIDGES, two bridges by St. Nicolas Naval Cathedral (hence the name) Novo-Nikolsky bridge over Griboedova Canal, links Nikolskaya Square with Myasnikova Street
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Novo-Kamenny Bridge
NOVO-KAMENNY BRIDGE (also known as Vodoprovodny; Yamskoy, after Yamskaya Sloboda; Bolshoy Karetny; Granitny), over Obvodny Canal, at Ligovsky Avenue. The bridge was built in 1817-21 (engineer P.P
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Novo-Moskovsky Bridge
NOVO-MOSKOVSKY BRIDGE, over Obvodny Canal, along the line of Moskovsky Avenue. The bridge was built in 1808-1816 (architect V.I. Hastie), the span was covered by cast-iron tubbing vaults and rubble abutments faced with granite
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Panteleymonovsky Bridge
PANTELEYMONOVSKY BRIDGE (in 1824-1827 known as Tsepnoy Bridge (Chain Bridge), in 1828-91 it was renamed into Panteleymonovsky Tsepnoy Bridge, in 1915-1923 called Gangutsky, in the 1920s Dekabrista Pestelya Bridge
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Petrovsky Bolshoy Bridge
PETROVSKY BOLSHOY BRIDGE, over two branches of the Malaya Nevka River, linking Petrovsky Island and Primorsky Park Pobedy (Park of Victory, on Krestovsky Island). In 1838, a wooden drawbridge functioned here
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Pevchesky Bridge
PEVCHESKY BRIDGE (Chants' Bridge), over the Moika River, at Pevchesky Passage, opposite Palace Square, besides the building of the Pevcheskaya (Choral) Chapel, (hence the name of the bridge). The bridge was built in 1839-1840 (engineer E.A
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Pikalov Bridge
PIKALOV BRIDGE, over Griboedov Canal, on the right embankment of Kryukov Canal. It was named after the surname of the contractor, Pikalov, who built it in 1783-1785
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Pochtamtsky Bridge
POCHTAMTSKY BRIDGE (Post Office Bridge), over the Moika River, beside Prachechny Lane. The bridge was built in 1823-24 (engineers V.K. Traitteur, V.A. Khristianovich) as a chain pedestrian bridge to replace a four-span wooden beam bridge that had
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Potseluev Bridge
POTSELUEV BRIDGE, (in 1738 known as Tsvetnoy), over the Moika River, on Glinki Street. The bridge was built in 1808-1816 (with intervals, architect V.I. Hastie) in place of a wooden pedestrian bridge that had existed here since 1738 and was replaced
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Prachechny Bridge
PRACHECHNY BRIDGE, over the Fontanka River, by its outlet from the Neva, linking the Dvortsovaya Embankment and Kutuzova Embankment. The name of the bridge refers to Prachechny Yard (Laundry Yard
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Sadovy Bridges
SADOVY BRIDGES, two bridges spanning the Moika River by the Summer Garden and Mikhailovsky Garden (hence the name which mean garden in Russian); feature identical street lamps
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Sampsonievsky Bridge
SAMPSONIEVSKY BRIDGE, (in 1918-1998 known as Svobody Bridge, Bridge of Freedom), over the Bolshaya Nevka, linking Kuybysheva Street and Finlandsky Avenue. The bridge was named after St. Sampson’s Cathedral
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Shlisselburgsky Bridge
SHLISSELBURGSKY BRIDGE (formerly, Arkhangelogorodsky), across Obvodny Canal, on Obukhovskoy Oborony Avenue (formerly Shlisselburgsky Avenue, Arkhangelogorodsky Tract, hence the present-day name). The bridge was built in 1833 (engineer P.P
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Siny Bridge
SINY BRIDGE (Blue Bridge, called by its colour), across the Moika River, from Voznesensky Avenue to Antonenko Lane, constitutes part of St. Isaac Square. Since 1737, a wooden drawbridge was here (master H
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Troitsky Bridge
TROITSKY BRIDGE (Trinity Bridge; in 1918-34 Ravenstva Bridge, in 1934-99 Kirovsky Bridge), across the Bolshaya Neva River, connecting Suvorova Square with Troitskaya Square (hence, the name) and Kamennoostrovsky Avenue
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Tuchkov Bridge
TUCHKOV BRIDGE (Tyuchkov; Nikolsky), across the Malaya Neva River. The bridge connects the First Line of Vasilievsky Island and Bolshoy Avenue of Petrogradskaya Side
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Ushakovsky Bridge
USHAKOVSKY BRIDGE (called Stroganovsky until 1952, from the neighboring summer residence of Count A.S. Stroganov; prior to that, Second Kamennoostrovksy), across the Bolshaya Nevka River
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Volodarsky Bridge
VOLODARSKY BRIDGE, across the Neva River, joining Ivanovskaya (left bank of Neva River) and Narodnaya streets. Named in memory of the revolutionary V. Volodarsky, killed in 1918 in this area. Built in 1932-36 (engineers G.P. Peredery, V.I
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Voznesensky Bridge
VOZNESENSKY BRIDGE, across Griboedov Canal, along the route of Voznesensky Avenue (hence the name). In 1735, there was a wooden bridge here. In the 1780s it was replaced with a single span wooden beam bridge (later with a nogging-strut framed)
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Zeleny Bridge
ZELENY BRIDGE (originally Petrovsky (Peter) Bridge, in 1735-68 Zeleny (green) Bridge, for its colour; in 1768-1918 Politseisky (police), in 1918-98 Narodny (people's), over the Moika River, on Nevsky Prospect
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