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Semyonovsky Bridge

Coordinates: 59°55′31″N 30°19′37″E / 59.9252°N 30.3269°E / 59.9252; 30.3269
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Semenovsky Bridge
Russian: Семёновский мост
Coordinates59°55′31″N 30°19′37″E / 59.9252°N 30.3269°E / 59.9252; 30.3269
Carriestraffic and pedestrian
CrossesFontanka River
LocaleSaint Petersburg
Characteristics
DesignArch Bridge
Total length54.7 m
Width19.5 m
History
Opened1733 (wooden), 1788
Location
Map

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 first bridges across Fontanka. The bridge was rebuilt in stone in 1788, presumably, by Jean-Rodolphe Perronet). In 1857 the dilapidated pillars were rebuilt by engineer Fyodor Enrold. Almost a century later, in 1949, the pillars and main beams were reinstalled in metal.[1]

The bridge took its name from the Semenovsky Imperial Guard regiment barracks located nearby.[2]

The area is home to many sightseeing boats going to the Winter Palace, Peter and Paul Fortress, Summer Garden, and the Church of the Savior on Blood.

References

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  1. ^ "Акт по результатам государственной историко-культурной экспертизы №1205-04/2018" [State Historical and Cultural Assessment Act No.1205-04/2018] (PDF) (in Russian). Committee for the State Inspection and Protection of Historic and Cultural Monuments (KGIOP). 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  2. ^ Семеновский мост (in Russian). Encyclopedia Saint Petersburg.