Novo-kamenniy Bridge

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.

Novo-kamenniy Bridge

Новокаменный мост
Looking upstream
Coordinates59°54′54″N 30°21′02″E
CarriesVehicles, trams and pedestrians
CrossesObvodny Canal
LocaleSaint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Official nameOld Yamskoi Vodoprovodniy Aqueduct
Characteristics
DesignBeam (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)
History
DesignerGerard (1800s); Bazaine (18161821); Erakov (18461848); Guttsajt (19671970)
Opened1821 (Bazaine); 1848 (Bazaine); 1970 (Guttsajt)
Location
Water system of Ligovsky Canal
Dudergofskoye lake
Dudergofka River
1718-1721
Left arrow To Moskovskoye s.
Three highways interchange
Ring Road
Right arrow To Bronka
Three highways interchange
Dachnaya street
Three highways interchange
Diameter
Right arrow To sea port terminal
Left arrow To Predportovaya
Right arrow To Ulyanka, Ligovo
Left arrow To Predportovaya
Right arrow To Leninsky Prospekt
Left arrow To Predportovaya
Right arrow To Leninsky Prospekt
Left arrow To Konstitutsii square
Leninsky Pr.
Krasnenkaya River
Left arrow To Konstitutsii square
Krasnoputilovskaya
Right arrow To Avtovo
Moscow Gate Square
Moskovsky Avenue
Tsarskoselskaya Railway
Kubinskaya Street
Y. V. Aqueduct
Aviatorov Pound
Znamenskya Square
Nevsky Prospect
Ponds
Panteleymonovsky Aqueduct
Fountains of the Summer Garden
Water inlet
1720s
Neva
Moyka

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 Canalthe Yamskoi Vodoprovodniy Aqueductthough the Ligovsky Canal was filled-in in the 1890s; the 'Gerard' bridge occupied the alignment of the filled-in canal.

'Bazaine' bridge

After having problems with decay 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.

'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, with the water being sourced from the Ligovsky Canal. The 'Erakov' bridge was repaired and reconstructed in 1862, 1872 and 1874though 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. The 14 metre-wide 'Erakov' bridgebuilt in 1848was too narrow to cope with the volume of traffic using it and, thus, a decision was taken to substantially widen the bridge.

The current bridge was designed by architect L. A. Noskov and was constructed between 1968 and 1970, developed by engineers N. P. Agapov and A. D. Guttsajt. The 'Guttsajt' bridge was substantially wider than its predecessorat just under 45 metres in widthand was opened to public use on November 7, 1970.

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