- Panteleymonovsky Bridge
Panteleymonovsky Bridge ( _ru. Пантелеймо́новский мост) is a bridge across the
Fontanka River inSaint Petersburg ,Russia . The bridge was erected in 1823. From 1915 until 1923 it was known as "Gangutskiy Bridge". In 1923 it was renamed as "Pestel Bridge" after DecembristPavel Pestel . In 1991 the original name was reinstated.The bridge is located at the confluence of the
Moika River and the Fontanka. It is 43 meters long and 23.7 meters wide.History
A wooden bridge stood in this location as early as 1725. In 1748 a
Baroque -style bridge was built in its place designed byBartolomeo Rastrelli . This last structure was damanged in the flood of 1777 and was demolished.In 1823 a narrow
suspension bridge was built by von Tretter and Khristianovich. In the beginning of the 20th century, it was widened and converted into anarch bridge by Ilyin and Pshenitskiy.References
*http://www.encspb.ru/article.php?kod=2804006374
*http://www.raytar.ru/articles/132/33/s/mettals.html
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