Novo-kamenniy Bridge

59°54′54″N 30°21′02″E / 59.91500°N 30.35056°E / 59.91500; 30.35056CarriesVehicles, trams and pedestriansCrossesObvodny CanalLocaleSaint Petersburg, Russian FederationOfficial nameOld Yamskoi Vodoprovodniy Aqueduct^{[citation needed]}CharacteristicsDesignBeam (Gerard, Guttsajt); arch (Bazaine, Erakov)MaterialWood (Gerard); granite (Bazaine); brick and stone (Erakov); reinforced concrete (Guttsajt)Total length25.6 m (Bazaine); 42.7 m (Erakov); 38.2 m (Guttsajt)Width14 m (Erakov); 44.8 m (Guttsajt)HistoryDesignerGerard (1800s); Bazaine (1816–1821); Erakov (1846–1848); Guttsajt (1967–1970)Opened1821 (Bazaine); 1848 (Bazaine); 1970 (Guttsajt)Location

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Dudergofskoye lake Dudergofka River 1718-1721 To Moskovskoye s. Three highways interchange Ring Road To Bronka Three highways interchange Dachnaya street Three highways interchange Diameter To sea port terminal To Predportovaya To Ulyanka, Ligovo To Predportovaya To Leninsky Prospekt To Predportovaya To Leninsky Prospekt To Konstitutsii square Leninsky Pr. To Leninsky Metro Krasnenkaya River To Konstitutsii square Krasnoputilovskaya To Avtovo Moscow Gate Square Moskovsky Avenue Tsarskoselskaya Railway Kubinskaya Street Obvodny Y. V. Aqueduct Aviatorov Pound Znamenskya Square Nevsky Prospect Ponds Fontanka Panteleymonovsky Aqueduct Fountains of the Summer Garden Ponds in Tauride Garden Steam pump Water inlet 1720s Neva Moyka

Novo-kamenniy Bridge is a crossing of the Obvodny Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation. The bridge forms part of Ligovsky Avenue and connects Bezimyanni Island with the Tsentralny and Frunzensky districts of the city.

History

'Gerard' bridge

The first bridge to be built was constructed at the end of the 18th century; construction was supervised by engineer Ivan Gerard. The 'Gerard' bridge replaced a wooden beam aqueduct built to carry the Ligovsky Canal—the Yamskoi Vodoprovodniy Aqueduct—though the Ligovsky Canal was filled-in in the 1890s;^{[citation needed]} the 'Gerard' bridge occupied the alignment of the filled-in canal.^{[citation needed]}

'Bazaine' bridge

After having problems with decay^{[clarification needed]} and levels of passenger traffic, the 'Gerard' bridge was replaced. Engineer Pierre-Dominique Bazaine supervised the construction of the second bridge on the current bridge's site, which took place between 1816 and 1821.^{[citation needed]}

'Erakov' bridge

A third bridge was constructed between 1846 and 1848 under the direction of engineer A. N. Erakov. The 'Erakov' bridge featured granite pools for drinking from,^{[clarification needed by rewording sentence]} with the water being sourced from the Ligovsky Canal.^{[citation needed]} The 'Erakov' bridge was repaired and reconstructed in 1862, 1872 and 1874^{[citation needed]}—though changes were not made to the bridge's design or general appearance.

Current ('Guttsajt') bridge

With intensive building in southern areas of (the then) Leningrad in the 1950s, Ligovsky Avenue and the roads around Obvodny Canal Quay became congested.^{[citation needed]} The 14 metre-wide 'Erakov' bridge—built in 1848—was too narrow to cope with the volume of traffic using it and, thus, a decision was taken^[who?] to substantially widen the bridge.

The current bridge was designed by architect L. A. Noskov^{[citation needed]} and was constructed between 1968 and 1970, developed by engineers N. P. Agapov and A. D. Guttsajt.^{[citation needed]} The 'Guttsajt' bridge was substantially wider than its predecessor—at just under 45 metres in width—and was opened to public use on November 7, 1970.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

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  ‘Erakov’ bridge under construction; note the lack of the Ligovsky Canаl