93. Gutuevsky Bridge across the Ekateringofka River 9.22.2014

Gutuevsky Bridge across the Ekateringofka River (The Church Of The Epiphany in the background) 9.22.2014

Translated from opeterburge.ru:

Gutuevsky Bridge (Гутуевский мост) crosses the Ekateringofka River to Gutuevsky Island, in the alignment of the Dvina street.

The 1828 plan of St. Petersburg listed a bridge pontoon crossing there. In the mid-1830s, a new wooden bridge was built there featuring semiproletny, mullion-strut system, with an adjustable diptera spans. Construction of the bridge piers were in the form of cast-iron columns. The new crossing was named Herring became it linked the waterfront over the Bypass channel to Herring Brawler Gutuevsky on the island. The engineers were AD Gotman and AI Malta. Herring bridge was renovated in 1949, replacing the wooden beam span with metal.

In 1960 the bridge was renamed Gutuevsky, after the merchant-Builder Conan Gutueva, who owned Gutuevsky island in the 18th century.

In the mid-1970s, Gutuevsky Bridge was rebuilt due to alarming conditions. The project engineers were AS Evdonin, IP Ladyshkina and architect JP tits. The remodeled three-span reinforced concrete bridge is a bridge structure, with the bottom chord of the curved shape. The supports of the new Gutuevsky bridge are made of concrete and granite. The length of the crossing is 95.7 meters, and the width is 27.6 meters.

94. Slap Bridge across the Ekateringofka River 9.22.2014

Slap Bridge across the Eastern Channel of the Ekateringofka River to Small Slap Island 9.22.2014

Translated from Russian Wikipedia:
Slap Small island is an island in the Ekateringofka river delta in St. Petersburg opposite Nevel street. The name Small Slap island, has been known since 1793, coming from the name of the owner of the island, merchant Nikolai Petrovich Rezvoy.

Small Slap Island is connected to Gutuevsky Island by Slap bridge (Резвый мост).

99. Ekatirnigofski Bridge across the Ekateringofka River 9.22.2014

Ekatirnigofski Bridge across the Ekateringofka River 9.22.2014

Translated from opeterburge.ru:
Ekateringofsky Bridge (Екатерингофский мост), formerly Riga Bridge, crosses the Ekateringofka river in alignment of Riga avenue and leading to Gutuevsky island.

This bridge was built in the years 1910-1914, with the direct participation of the Company Putilov Works. This construction enabled the communication Gutuevsky island with the mainland, and was proposed by the St. Petersburg commercial port with the support of the Ministry of Trade. Interestingly, the Ekateringofsky bridge wasn't commissioned until March 1917, due to the Civil War.

The Ekateringofsky bridge construction involved the American «Sherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company». Engineers AP Pshenitsky and DY Akimov-Peretz supervised the work. The bridge was called Galician, after the victories of the Russian army in Galicia, during the First World War. This eloquent and pathetic name did not last, and in 1920 it was given the official name - Ekateringofsky.

Ekateringofsky was erected as a single-span bridge. It has a metal structure, with an inclination to the axis of the river bed at an angle of 75 degrees. It is a stocked Diptera draw span, with a horizontal drop-down. In the closed position the bridge truss draw span wings were connected with each other by means of the lock. Ekateringofsky bridge was the only single-span drawbridge in St. Petersburg. It's foundations are made from rubble and granite stone. The bridge is 66.8 meters long and 21 meters wide.

During the Great Patriotic War, in 1941, the explosion of bombs shifted and turned one of the pillars of the bridgedeforming one of draw span wings. The "wounded" bridge continued to carry out its crossing functions, until 1950. Between 1950-1952 the bridge was reconstructed.

The architecture of modern Ekateringofsky bridge, which has lost its movable structures, suggests elements of Art Nouveau and Gothic. Within the granite tower raised far above the top of the bridge, there is a pavilion with an adjustable control mechanism, and beautiful panorama.