General Information
Name in local language: | Почтамтский мост (Pochtamtskiy most) |
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Beginning of works: | 1823 |
Completion: | 1824 |
Status: | in use |
Project Type
Structure: |
Single-span two-tower suspension bridge |
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Function / usage: |
Pedestrian bridge (footbridge) |
Plan view: |
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Location
Location: |
Saint Petersburg, Northwestern Federal District, Russia |
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Crossed: |
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Coordinates: | 59° 55' 50" N 30° 18' 3" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
sag | 2.01 m | |
span | 35.05 m | |
sag:span | 1:17.5 | |
deck | deck width | 3.5 m |
pylons | number | 2 |
Chronology
1981 — 1983 | Complete restoration. |
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
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 bridge was built in 1823-1824 to designs by architects Wilhelm von Traitteur and Christianovich as a pedestrian bridge suspended by chains. There are only three such bridges left in Saint Petersburg today, the other two being Lions Bridge and Bank Bridge. With the time the construction became unstable, and it was reengineered in 1936 by setting the additional support underneath it, so the chains became merely a decoration. In 1981-1983 the bridge was reconstructed yet again, and restored as a suspended bridge.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Pochtamtsky Bridge" and modified on December 27, 2024 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- Wilhelm von Traitteur (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Bridge Engineering Handbook. CRC Press, Boca Raton (USA), pp. 66-2. (1999):
- Wilhelm von Traitteur. Ein badischer Baumeister als Neuerer in der russischen Architektur 1814-1832. Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH, Berlin (Germany), pp. 183-197, 323. (2000):
- Мосты и набережные Ленинграда. Лениздат (Lenizdat), Saint Petersburg (Russia), pp. 320. (1991):
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20005715 - Published on:
01/10/2002 - Last updated on:
21/12/2024