General Information
| Name in local language: | Биржевой мост (Birzhevoy most) |
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| Beginning of works: | 1957 |
| Completion: | 1 October 1960 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Deck arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Structure: |
Bascule bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Saint Petersburg, Northwestern Federal District, Russia |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 59° 56' 46.60" N 30° 18' 12.10" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 27.0 m | |
| length | 239.0 m |
Materials
| arches |
steel
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
Exchange Bridge (Russian: Биржево́й мост, Birzhevoy most) is a bascule bridge in Saint Petersburg, opened in 1894. The bridge crosses the Little Neva River (distributary of Neva River) close to the Exchange Square and connects the Vasilyevsky and Petrogradsky islands.
It takes ist 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
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Exchange Bridge" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Architecture
- P. A. Areshev (architect)
- Lev Aleksandrovich Noskov (architect)
Engineering
- V. V. Demchenko (engineer)
- B. B. Levin (engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1991): Мосты и набережные Ленинграда. Лениздат (Lenizdat), Saint Petersburg (Russia), pp. 317-318.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20019427 - Published on:
11/02/2006 - Last updated on:
24/01/2018
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