English Bridge (Saint Petersburg)

English Bridge
Английский мост
English Bridge; Английский мост
Coordinates	59°54′57″N 30°17′28″E / 59.9158°N 30.2911°E
Carries	Pedestrian
Crosses	Fontanka River
Locale	Saint Petersburg
Characteristics
Design	Arch Bridge
Total length	60.8 m
Width	4.7 m
History
Opened	1910 (wooden), 1963
Location

English Bridge (Russian: Английский мост) is a pedestrian bridge across Fontanka River connecting Pokrovsky and Anonymous islands in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

History[]

Five span wooden bridge existed at the location since 1910.^[1] It took the traffic load previously carried by Egyptian Bridge after the latter collapsed in 1905.

Modern bridge was built in 1962–1963 to the designs of architects Areshev and Vasilkovsky under the supervision of engineer Kerlikov. The construction is a three span bridge set on ferroconcrete abutments with granite cover. Metal railings have a simple pattern.^[2]

The bridge takes its name from the nearby English Prospekt.^[3]

References[]

^ Английский мост (in Russian).
^ Английский мост (in Russian).
^ Горбачевич К.С.; Хабло Е.П. (2002). Почему так названы? О происхождении названий улиц, площадей, островов, рек и мостов Санкт-Петербурга. Saint Petersburg: Норинт. p. 353. ISBN 5-7711-0019-6.

Coordinates: 59°54′57″N 30°17′28″E / 59.91583°N 30.29111°E / 59.91583; 30.29111

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[1] Английский мост (in Russian).

[2] Английский мост (in Russian).

[3] Горбачевич К.С.; Хабло Е.П. (2002). Почему так названы? О происхождении названий улиц, площадей, островов, рек и мостов Санкт-Петербурга. Saint Petersburg: Норинт. p. 353. ISBN 5-7711-0019-6.

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