English Bridge (Saint Petersburg)

English Bridge
Английский мост
Coordinates 59°54′57″N 30°17′28″E / 59.9158°N 30.2911°E / 59.9158; 30.2911Coordinates: 59°54′57″N 30°17′28″E / 59.9158°N 30.2911°E / 59.9158; 30.2911
Carries Pedestrian
Crosses Fontanka River
Locale Saint Petersburg
Characteristics
Design Arch Bridge
Total length 60.8 m
Width 4.7 m
History
Opened 1910 (wooden), 1963

English Bridge (Russian: Английский мост) is a pedestrian bridge across Fontanka River connecting Pokrovsky and Anonymous islands in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

History

Five span wooden bridge existed at the location since 1910.[1] It took the traffic load previously carried by Egyptian Bridge after the latter collapsed in 1905.

Modern bridge was built in 1962-1963 to the designs of architects Areshev and Vasilkovsky under the supervision of engineer Kerlikov. The construction is a three span bridge set on ferroconcrete abutments with granite cover. Metal railings have a simple pattern.[2]

The bridge takes its name from the nearby English Prospekt.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Английский мост (in Russian).
  2. ↑ Английский мост (in Russian).
  3. ↑ Горбачевич К.С.; Хабло Е.П. (2002). Почему так названы? О происхождении названий улиц, площадей, островов, рек и мостов Санкт-Петербурга. Saint Petersburg: Норинт. p. 353. ISBN 5-7711-0019-6.

Coordinates: 59°54′57″N 30°17′28″E / 59.91583°N 30.29111°E / 59.91583; 30.29111


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