Birzhevoy Bridge on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Exchange Bridge (russian: Биржево́й мост, ''Birzhevoy most'') is a
St. Petersburg encyclopedia
{{Russia-bridge-struct-stub Bridges in Saint Petersburg Bridges completed in 1894
Exchange Bridge (russian: Биржево́й мост, ''Birzhevoy most'') is a bascule bridge
A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- or ...
in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, opened in 1894. The bridge crosses the Little Neva River
The Little Neva or Malaya Neva (russian: Ма́лая Нева́) is the second largest distributary of the river Neva. The Neva splits into Great Neva (the southern armlet) and Little Neva (the northern armlet) near the Spit of Vasilievsky ...
(distributary
A distributary, or a distributary channel, is a stream that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel. Distributaries are a common feature of river deltas. The phenomenon is known as river bifurcation. The opposite of a distributar ...
of Neva River
The Neva (russian: Нева́, ) is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast (historical region of Ingria) to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length of , it i ...
) close to the Exchange Square
Exchange may refer to:
Physics
*Gas exchange is the movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. Places United States
* Exchange, Indiana, an unincorporated community
* ...
and connects the Vasilyevsky and Petrogradsky islands.
It takes its name from the Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange (also ''Bourse'', russian: Биржа) located nearby.
The closest metro station is Sportivnaya.
Timeline
* 1894 - the original wooden bridge was built * 1922 - the bridge was renamed to ''Builders' Bridge'' * 1956 - major reconstruction * 1989 - the bridge was renamed back to ''Exchange Bridge''See also
*List of bridges in Saint Petersburg
There are more than 342 bridges in the city limits of Saint Petersburg, Russia. This is a partial list of the most famous ones.
Peter the Great was designing the city as another Amsterdam and Venice, with canals instead of streets and citizens sk ...
Sources
St. Petersburg encyclopedia
{{Russia-bridge-struct-stub Bridges in Saint Petersburg Bridges completed in 1894