117. Youth Bridge over the Karpovka River 9.24.2014

Youth (Molodiojni) Bridge over the Karpovka River 9.24.2014

Translated from Russian Wikipedia:
The Youth Bridge (МОЛОДЕЖНЫЙ мост, Molodiojni) crosses the Karpovka River in St. Petersburg, connecting Petrograd and Apothecary Island. It is located at the mouth of the Karpovka where it meets the Malaya Nevka along the Admiral Lazarev waterfront promenade.

The bridge was erected in 1975-1976, by project engineer AA Sokolov and architect AV Govorkovskogo. It gets its name from the nearby Palace of Youth, which was built at the same time, when the Sand embankment was extended to Karpovki. The bridge's entrance is decorated with lamps fixtures in the form of octagonal prisms. There is a monumental relief "Youth" by sculptor VG Stamova, on the banks of the Little Neva near the bridge.

Began Operation:
July 2010
Overall length:
27.7 m
width of the bridge:
20 m
Coordinates:
59 ° 58'04 "with. sh. 30 ° 16'58 "to. d. (G) (O) (I)

118. Baroque Bridge over the Karpovka River 9.24.2014

Baroque (Barochni) Bridge over the Karpovka River 9.24.2014

Translated from Russian Wikipedia:
Baroque bridge (Барочный_мост) Crosses the Karpovka River in St. Petersburg connecting Petrograd and Apothecary Island. It is located along the axis of Baroque street.

The bridge was erected in 1914 by the engineer AP Pshenitsky mainly with the intension for the passage of trams coming from Krestovskiy tram depot (later renamed Skorokhodova AK). With the 2003 closing of the tram depot, tram traffic on the bridge has ended.

Overall length:
29.1 m
Width of the bridge:
15.1 m
Coordinates:
59 ° 58'07 "with. sh. 30 ° 17'19 "to. d. (G) (O) (I)

119. Karpovski Bridge over the Karpovka River 9.24.2014

Karpovski Bridge over the Karpovka River (with Ioannovsky Convent in the background) 9.24.2014

Translated from Russian Wikipedia:
Karpovsky Bridge (КАРПОВСКИЙ мост) crosses the Karpovka River in St. Petersburg connecting Apothecary Island and Petrograd at St. John Lane and Vsevolod Vishnevsky Street. The bridge is 19 m long and 21.5 m wide.

In 1950, in connection with the transfer of tram from the Kirov Avenue on Vyazemskij lane, project engineer VV Blazhevicha built a metal bridge with a wooden deck. The existing concrete odnoprolёtny frame bridge was constructed between 1986-1989 by the engineer BN Brudno.

Overall length:
19 m
width of the bridge:
21.5 m
Began Operation:
1950
Reconstructed:
1986-1989
Coordinates:
59 ° 58'12 "with. sh. 30 ° 18'04 "to. d. (G) (O) (I)

120. Geslerovsky Bridge over the Karpovka River 9.24.2014

Geslerovsky Bridge over the Karpovka River 9.24.2014

Translated from Russian Wikipedia:
Geslerovsky Bridge (ГЕСЛЕРОВСКИЙ мост) crosses the Karpovka River in St. Petersburg, connecting Petrograd and Apothecary Island. It is located along the axis of the Chkalov prospectus.

The bridge was originally built June 17, 1904 and named Geslerovsky bridge. The name comes from Geslerovskogo lane (now a part of the Chkalov Avenue), which comes from garderobmeystera Gesler Paul I, a landowner on Petrograd.

The first bridge was trёhprolёtny wooden span. During the reconstruction of the Karpovki embankments in 1965, the existing concrete bridge was built. The bridge was designed by engineer P. Ryazantsev and architect LA Noskov.
The bridge is an odnoprolёtny concrete frame. The bridge abutments are lined with granite. The bridge railing have a simple design. The bridge abutments have granite parapets. Asphalt covers the bridge roadway and pavement. Sidewalks are separated from the roadway by a high granite the curb. The bridge is 22,2 m long by 27 m wide.

Scope:
automobile, pedestrian
Type of construction:
Odnoprolёtny frame concrete bridge
Began Operation:
1904 (wood)
1965 (current)
Coordinates:
59 ° 58'09 "with. sh. 30 ° 18'15 "to. d. (G) (O) (I)

121. Silin Bridge over the Karpovka River 9.24.2014

Silin Bridge over the Karpovka River 9.24.2014

Translated from Russian Wikipedia:
Silin bridge (СИЛИН мост) crosses the Karpivka River in St. Petersburg to connect Petrograd and Apothecary Island. It is located along the axis of Kamennoostrovsky Prospect.

The bridge was named after the owner of the land and the tavern. In 1936 (when the existing wooden bridge was replaced with concrete) the bridge was renamed the "Pioneer Bridge". It held this name until 1991, when its original name returned.

A floating bridge was built here in the 1760s on the site of pre-existing transport. In 1776 a permanent trёhproletny wooden bridge was built. It was remodeled in 1864 and later in 1878. The length of the wooden bridge was 35 m, and the width was 18 m.

The modern odnoprolёtny concrete bridge was built in 1936 by engineer A. D. Saperstein and architect K. Dmitriev. The bridge is decorated with cast-iron railings with artistic casting with bronze bas-reliefs by the sculptor L. Dietrich. Stone foundations rest on pile foundation with a concrete pad. The supports and spans are faced with granite. The bridge was last renovated in 1974.

Scope:
Car, pedestrian
Type of construction:
Odnoprolёtny concrete bridge
Overall length:
36.88 m
Width of the bridge:
25.58 m
Began Operation:
1760
Coordinates:
59 ° 58'11 "with. sh. 30 ° 18'27 "to. d. (G) (O) (I)

123. Apothecary Bridge over the Karpovka River 9.24.2014

Apothecary (Aptekarsky) Bridge over the Karpovka River 9.24.2014

Translated from Russian Wikipedia:
The Apothecary bridge (АПТЕКАРСКИЙ мост) crosses the Karpovka River in St. Petersburg, connecting Petrograd and Apothecary Island. It is located at the source of the Karpovka along the Petrograd and Aptekarskaya embankments of the Bolshaya Nevka River. The bridge is 22.3 m long and 96 m wide. It is the second widest bridge in St. Petersburg after the Blue Bridge.

A wooden bridge was built here in 1798. The existing reinforced concrete bridge forms a bridgehead area for the Grenadier bridge across the Bolshaya Nevka. They were built at the same time between 1974-1975 by engineer BB Levin and architects LA Noskov and PAAresheva.

Scope:
automobile, pedestrian
Type of construction:
Nerazvodnoy
Overall length:
22.1 m
Width of the bridge:
96 m
Began Operation:
Wood - 1798
Concrete - 1975
Coordinates:
59 ° 58'02 "with. sh. 30 ° 19'55 "to. d. (G) (O) (I)