The Okkervil () is a river in

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and the eastern part of the city of

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 ...

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. It is the largest

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tributary of the

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. It is long and wide. The name ''Okkervil'' appeared in the 17th century, after the Swedish colonel who owned an estate on the bank. On some ancient maps of Saint Petersburg, the river is called ''Little Okhta'' () as opposed to Big

. Yet other times it is called ''Porkhovka'' (). "Okkervil River" is the title of a well-known short story by

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band named

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takes its name from the story.

Bridges

There are eight bridges across Okkervil River: *

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* Zanevsky Bridge *

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* Rossijsky Bridge *

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* Podvoisky Bridge * Tovarischesky Bridge *

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References

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