There are more than 342 bridges in the city limits of

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. This is a partial list of the most famous ones. Peter the Great was designing the city as another

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, with canals instead of streets and citizens skillful in sailing. Initially, there were only about ten bridges constructed in the city, mainly across ditches and minor creeks. By Peter's plans, in the summer months, the citizens were supposed to move around in boats, and in the winter months when the water froze to move in sledges. However, after Peter's death, new bridges were built, as it was a much easier way of transportation. Temporary ponton bridges were used in the summertime. The first permanent bridge of bricks and stones across the main branch of the Neva river appeared in 1850. Today, there are more 342 bridges over canals and rivers of various sizes, styles and constructions, built at different periods. Some of them are small pedestrian bridges, such as

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bridges, others are huge transport arteries such as almost one kilometer long Alexander Nevsky Bridge. There are about 800 small bridges across hundreds of smaller ponds and lakes in public parks and gardens, and over 100 bridges in various ports, marinas, yacht clubs and private industries. The total number of bridges in Saint Petersburg is over a thousand. The nearly 100-meter-wide Blue Bridge, claimed to be the widest in the world, spans the

Moyka River The Moyka (russian: Мо́йка /MOY-ka/, also latinised as Moika) is a secondary, in comparison with the Neva River in Saint Petersburg that encircles the central portion of the city, effectively making it an island or a group of islands ...

. There are bridges designed in various styles with such decorations as statues, lamplights, lions, horses, sphinxes and griffins, and there are modern styles lacking any decor. Thanks to the intricate web of canals, Saint Petersburg is often called the "Venice of the North" which is a popular poetic name for the northern capital. The names of the bridges are of a great diversity as well. Some take their names from geographic locations — such as English, Italian and Egyptian bridges. Other names refer to the places such as

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bridges. Many bridges are named after famous people -

Alexander Nevsky Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky (russian: Александр Ярославич Невский; ; 13 May 1221 – 14 November 1263) served as Prince of Novgorod (1236–40, 1241–56 and 1258–1259), Grand Prince of Kiev (1236–52) and Grand ...

Peter the Great Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from t ...

, Lomonosov bridges. There are "colored" bridges — Red,

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bridges. A familiar view of Saint Petersburg is a

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across the Neva. Every night during the navigation period from April to November, 22 bridges across Neva and main canals are drawn to let ships pass in and out of the Baltic Sea into the Volga-Baltic waterway system. A calculated schedule with precise time of consecutive opening and closing for each bridge is maintained to guarantee passage of cargo ships and tankers at a precisely controlled speed, in order to have at least one bridge at a time staying connected to ensure passage for firefighters, police, ambulances and other ground transportation.

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* There are 342 bridges inside the city limits, 5 in

Kronstadt Kronstadt (russian: Кроншта́дт, Kronshtadt ), also spelled Kronshtadt, Cronstadt or Kronštádt (from german: link=no, Krone for " crown" and ''Stadt'' for "city") is a Russian port city in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city ...

, 54 in

Tsarskoye Selo Tsarskoye Selo ( rus, Ца́рское Село́, p=ˈtsarskəɪ sʲɪˈlo, a=Ru_Tsarskoye_Selo.ogg, "Tsar's Village") was the town containing a former residence of the Russian imperial family and visiting nobility, located south from the c ...

, 51 in

Petergof Petergof (russian: Петерго́ф), known as Petrodvorets () from 1944 to 1997, is a municipal town in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, located on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland. The town hos ...

, 16 in Pavlovsk and 7 in Oranienbaum. * The total length of all the city bridges is approximately * 22 are

s * The longest bridge is Big Obukhovsky Bridge across Neva River () * The widest bridge is Blue Bridge across

(), which is also claimed to be the widest bridge in the world by some sources, however the Big Bridge in Lockport New York is wide.

Bridges across
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and Great Neva

Bridges are numbered downstream, with initials to determine which

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they cross.

Bridges across the Griboyedov Canal

* Theater Bridge * Novo-Konyushenny Bridge * Italian Bridge * Kazansky Bridge * Bank Bridge *

Flour Bridge The Flour Bridge (russian: Мучной мост) is a bridge across the Griboyedov Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eas ...

* Stone Bridge * Demidov Bridge * Hay Bridge *

Kokushkin Bridge The Kokushkin Bridge (russian: Кокушкин мост) is a bridge across the Griboedov Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia. History The bridge got its name from the merchant Vasily Kokushkin, whose house was located at the corner of Kokushkin ...

* Voznesensky Bridge * Podyachensky Bridge * Bridge of Four Lions * Kharlamov Bridge * Novo-Nikolsky Bridge * Krasnogvardeysky Bridge * Pikalov Bridge * Mogilyovsky Bridge * Alarchin Bridge * Kolomensky Bridge * Malo-Kalinkin Bridge

Bridges across
Fontanka River The Fontanka (russian: Фонтанка), a left branch of the river Neva, flows through the whole of Central Saint Petersburg, Russia – from the Summer Garden to . It is long, with a width up to , and a depth up to . The Moyka River ...

* Prachechny Bridge *

Panteleymonovsky Bridge Panteleymonovsky Bridge (russian: Пантелеймо́новский мост) is a bridge across the Fontanka River in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The bridge was erected in 1823 and was named after Panteleymonovskaya Street (now Pestelya Street ...

Belinsky Bridge Belinsky (masculine), Belinskaya (feminine), or Belinskoye (neuter) may refer to: *Belinsky (surname) Belinski or Belinsky (feminine: Belinskaya) is a Russian-language surname. Its Polish-language counterpart is Bieliński. The surname may refe ...

* Anichkov Bridge *

Lomonosov Bridge Lomonosov Bridge (russian: Мост Ломоносова) across the Fontanka River is the best preserved of towered movable bridges that used to be typical for Saint Petersburg in the 18th century. The original Tchernyshov Bridge, measuring 63 ...

* Letushkov Bridge *

Semenovsky Bridge Semyonovsky Bridge or Semenovsky Bridge (russian: Семёновский Мост) is a bridge across the Fontanka River in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It carries the Gorokhovaya Street. It was opened in 1733 as a wooden bridge and became one of the ...

* Gorstkin Bridge * Obukhovsky Bridge *

Izmailovsky Bridge Izmaylovsky (masculine), Izmaylovskaya (feminine), or Izmaylovskoye (neuter) may refer to: * Izmaylovsky Regiment, a subdivision of the 1st Guards Infantry Division of the Imperial Russian Guard *Izmaylovskaya (Moscow Metro), a station of the Moscow ...

Krasnoarmeysky Bridge Krasnoarmeysky (masculine), Krasnoarmeyskaya (feminine), or Krasnoarmeyskoye (neuter) may refer to: * Krasnoarmeysky District, name of several districts in the countries of the former Soviet Union * Krasnoarmeysky (inhabited locality) (''Krasnoa ...

Egyptian Bridge Egyptian Bridge (Египетский мост) in St. Petersburg, Russia, carries Lermontovsky Avenue (Лермонтовский проспект) over the Fontanka River. The one-span suspension bridge that it replaced was of historical int ...

* English Bridge *

Staro-Kalinkin Bridge Staro-Kalinkin Bridge is a bridge across the Fontanka River in Admiralteysky District, Saint Petersburg. It connects Kolomensky and Bezymyany Islands. Along with Lomonosov Bridge it is one of 7 stone three-span bridges across the Fontanka built ...

* Galerny Bridge

Bridges across
Moyka River The Moyka (russian: Мо́йка /MOY-ka/, also latinised as Moika) is a secondary, in comparison with the Neva River in Saint Petersburg that encircles the central portion of the city, effectively making it an island or a group of islands ...

First Engineer Bridge The First Engineer Bridge (russian: Первый Инженерный мост, ''Pervy Inzhenerny most'') is one of several Russian bridges that span the Moika River in Saint Petersburg. The bridge is one of a group of four bridges located near t ...

* First Sadovy Bridge * Second Sadovy Bridge * Malo-Konyushenny Bridge * Bolshoy Konyushenny Bridge * Pevchesky Bridge * Green Bridge * Red Bridge * Blue Bridge * Fonarny Bridge *

Pochtamtsky Bridge Postoffice Bridge (russian: Почтамтский мост, ''Pochtamtskiy most'') is a pedestrian bridge across Moika River in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is located near the central Postoffice building, from which it takes the name. The brid ...

* Potseluev Bridge * Krasnoflotsky Bridge * Hrapovitsky Bridge *

Korabelny Bridge Korabelnoye (russian: Корабельное) is a rural locality (an inhabited locality) in administrative jurisdiction of the closed administrative-territorial formation of Ostrovnoy in Murmansk Oblast, Russia,''Registry of the Administrative- ...

Bridges across Winter Canal

Hermitage Bridge The Hermitage Bridge (russian: link=no, Эрмита́жный мост) is a bridge across the Winter Canal along Palace Embankment in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The bridge constitutes part of the Hermitage Museum, Hermitage and Winter Palace ensem ...

First Winter Bridge The First Winter Bridge (russian: 1-й Зимний мост) is a single-span stone bridge in Saint Petersburg, carrying Millionnaya Street across the Winter Canal. The current bridge was originally built in 1768 to cross a different watercourse ...

Second Winter Bridge The Second Winter Bridge is a bridge across the Winter Canal. The bridge connects 1st and 2nd Admiralty Islands which are in the Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg. Location The bridge is located on the right (odd) embankment of the Moy ...

Bridges across the
Kryukov Canal Kryukov Canal (russian: link=no, Крюков канал) is one of the Canals in central Saint Petersburg, Russia. Name In 1738, the canal was named after the contractor Semyon Kryukov. History The Kryukov Canal runs from the Admiralteys ...

Smezhny Bridge Smezhny Bridge is a bridge across the Kryukov Canal in the Admiralteysky District of Saint Petersburg that connects the Spassky and Pokrovsky Islands. Location Smezhny Bridge is located along the odd (northern) Fontanka embankment, between h ...

Staro-Nikolsky Bridge Staro-Nikolsky Bridge spans the Kryukov Canal in the Admiralteysky District of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It connects the Spassky and Pokrovsky Islands. It is a monument of history and culture. Location It is located along the axis of Sadovaya ...

Kashin Bridge The Kashin Bridge is a hingeless vault bridge across the Kryukov Canal in the Admiralteysky District of Saint Petersburg, Russia. The bridge connects Kolomensky and Kazansky Islands. Location Kashin Bridge is located along the axis of Rimsky- ...

Torgovy Bridge Torgovy Bridge is a steel girder bridge across the Kryukov Canal in the Admiralteysky District of Saint Petersburg, Russia. The bridge connects the Kolomensky and Kazansky Islands. The bridge has retained the architectural appearance that is char ...

Dekabristov Bridge The Dekabristov Bridge is a steel girder bridge across the Kryukov Canal in the Admiralteysky District of Saint Petersburg, Russia. The bridge connects the Kolomensky and Kazansky Islands. It is a monument of history and culture. Location Dekab ...

Matveevsky Bridge Matveevsky Bridge — is a steel girder bridge over the Kryukov Canal in the Admiralteysky District of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It connects the Kolomensky and Kazansky Islands. The bridge has retained the architectural appearance characteristic ...

Bridges across the
Obvodnyi Canal Obvodny Canal (russian: Обводный канал, lit. Bypass Canal) is the longest canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which in the 19th century served as the southern limit of the city. It is long and flows from the Neva River near ...

* Shlisserburg Bridge * Atamansky Bridge *

Nikolaevsky railway Bridge Nikolayevsky (masculine), Nikolayevskaya (feminine), or Nikolayevskoye (neuter) may refer to: *Yuri Nikolaevsky (1937–2004), Soviet/Ukrainian chess player * Mykolaiv Oblast (''Nikolayevskaya oblast''), an oblast of Ukraine *Nikolayevsky District ( ...

* Predtechny Bridge * Novo-kamenniy bridge *

Borovoy Bridge Borovoy (russian: Боровой, masculine) or Borovaya (; feminine) is a Russian last name shared by the following people: *Alan Borovoy (1932–2015), Canadian lawyer *Alexei Borovoi (1875–1935), Russian philosopher, anarchist * Ari Borovoy ...

* Ippodromny Bridge * Tsarskoselsky railway Bridge * Ruzovsky Bridge *

Mozhaysky Bridge Mozhaysky (masculine), Mozhayskaya (feminine), or Mozhayskoye (neuter) may refer to: *Mozhaysky District, several districts in Russia *Mozhaysky Municipal Okrug, a municipal formation which Mozhaysky District of the federal city of Moscow, Russia is ...

* Gazovy Bridge * Maslyny Bridge * Novo-Moskovky Bridge * Warsaw Bridge * Baltic Bridge * Novo-Peterofsky Bridge * Krasnooktyabrsky Bridge * Tarakanovsky Bridge * Borisov Bridge * Novo-Kalinkin Bridge * Stepan Razin Bridge

Bridges across the
Okhta River The Okhta () is a river in Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast and the eastern part of the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the largest right tributary of the river Neva. It joins the Neva upstream of the Neva's mouth, within the c ...

* Armashevsky Bridge * Bolshoy Ilinsky Bridge *

Industrial Bridge Industrial may refer to: Industry * Industrial archaeology, the study of the history of the industry * Industrial engineering, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems * Industrial city, a city dominate ...

* Irinovsky Bridge * Komarovsky Bridga * Malookhtinsky Bridge * Obyezdnoy Bridge * Utkin Bridge * Shaumyana Bridge

Bridges across
Okkervil River Okkervil River is an American rock band led by singer-songwriter Will Sheff. Formed in Austin, Texas, in 1998, the band takes its name from a short story by Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya set on the river Okkervil in Saint Petersburg. They beg ...

* Utkin Bridge * Zanevsky Bridge * Yablonovsky Bridge * Rossijsky Bridge * Kollontay Bridge * Podvoisky Bridge * Tovarischesky Bridge * Dybenko Bridge

Bridges across Smolenka River

* Uralsky Bridge * Smolensky Bridge * Nalichny Bridge * Shipbuilders' Bridge

Bridges across the Swan Canal

Upper Swan Bridge Upper Swan Bridge (russian: Верхний Лебяжий мост) is a single-span stone bridge in Saint Petersburg. It is one of the oldest stone bridges in the city and carries Palace Embankment across the Swan Canal. The preceding bridge o ...

Lower Swan Bridge Lower Swan Bridge (russian: Нижний Лебяжий мост) is a single-span stone bridge in Saint Petersburg crossing the Swan Canal at its junction with the Moyka River. The bridge is one of two which cross the Swan Canal, the other bein ...

Image gallery

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Image:Fontanka.jpg, Horse Tamers on Anichkov Bridge Image:Sankt Petersburg Dworzowy-Bridge 2005 b.jpg, Palace Bridge at night Image:Sankt-Petěrburg, most přes řeku Něvu.jpg, Exchange Bridge

References

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Bridges night timetable for Android
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Facts by numbers

Bridges across 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 ... and Great Neva

Bridges across the Griboyedov Canal

Bridges across Fontanka River The Fontanka (russian: Фонтанка), a left branch of the river Neva, flows through the whole of Central Saint Petersburg, Russia – from the Summer Garden to . It is long, with a width up to , and a depth up to . The Moyka River ...

Bridges across Moyka River The Moyka (russian: Мо́йка /MOY-ka/, also latinised as Moika) is a secondary, in comparison with the Neva River in Saint Petersburg that encircles the central portion of the city, effectively making it an island or a group of islands ...