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Lazarevsky Bridge is a
The bridge remained open to tram traffic until 2002. After the closure of the tram line, it was used as a pedestrian-only bridge.
In 2008-2009 the bridge was rebuilt from scratch, now as a single-span metal cable-stayed bridge, available for both car and pedestrian traffic. The new bridge has a length of 163 m and width of 22,5 m.
cable-stayed
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bridge
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located in St. Petersburg
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, Russia
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. It crosses the Little Nevka River, connecting Krestovsky Island
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and Petrogradsky Island
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in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Along with Zayachy Island, Aptekarsky Island, and Petrovsky Island, it c ...
. It is near Bolshoi Krestovsky Bridge (upstream), and Bolshoi Petrovsky Bridge
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(downstream). The bridge carries four lanes of road traffic and features an asymmetric design, with cable stays anchored to a pylon on the Krestovsky Island side.
History
The first bridge was built because of the construction of the Kirov Stadium in the Maritime Victory Park in the western part of Krestovsky Island. The bridge was initially named ''Koltovsky'' because of a historic name of the nearby area; it was renamed to in 1952 to ''Lazarevsky'', in honor of Admiral M.P. Lazarev. In 1947-1949, a tram and pedestrian bridge was built using the design produced by the engineers V.V. Blazhevich and A.D. Saperstein of Lengiproinzhproekt. Construction was led by E. V. Dimant and V. E. Efimov. This first version of the bridge had 11 spans. Supports were made of wood and steel, spans - steel girder. The length of the bridge was 141.3 m, width - 11.3 m. In 1976, a major renovation of the bridge was carried out. The wooden fence walls were replaced with reinforced concrete slabs and metal piles. in 1998, crossbeams, wooden railings, drains, sidewalk decking and the pavement between tracks were replaced.
The bridge remained open to tram traffic until 2002. After the closure of the tram line, it was used as a pedestrian-only bridge.
In 2008-2009 the bridge was rebuilt from scratch, now as a single-span metal cable-stayed bridge, available for both car and pedestrian traffic. The new bridge has a length of 163 m and width of 22,5 m.
See also
* List of bridges in Saint PetersburgReferences
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