73. Chieftain Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

Chieftain (Atamansky) Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

Translated from opeterburge.ru
Chieftain Bridge crosses the eastern section of the Bypass Canal and is located in the alignment of Krechenchugskoy Street and Glukhoozerskoe highway.

The Chieftain Bridge's warlike name is linked to the Life Guards Ataman Regiment barracks that were stationed here in 1853, designed by architect I. D. Blueberries. In 1860, more buildings were added including a regimental temple, an equestrian arena, and facades that overlook the main road. In 1887 the area was known as Atamanskaya.

The first bridge was built in the mid-19th century, and was named the American bridge. It was built by American engineer William Hau, and had a superstructure that combined wooden belts and struts with metal vertical strands. Interestingly, Hau did not know the exact calculations, and therefore the cross section of the bridge were created empirically. Russian engineer DI Zhuravsky (known as the author of the spire of Peter and Paul Cathedral bell tower), managed to create an exact theory calculations of the system, which he expounded in his book "On bridges truss system Hau."

In 1932, the American bridge was remodeled, and in 1940 it was renamed Chieftain bridge, its present name. The American name did not completely disappear. It was reassigned to the railway bridge to the west, now the Nikolaevsky railway Bridge.

From 1972 to 1975 Chieftain bridge was rebuilt by project engineer AD Gutzeit and architect LA Noskov, turning it into a modern reinforced concrete crossing, necessary for transport links to the new buildings of the Nevsky district of St. Petersburg. The length of this new bridge was 39.5 meters, the width is almost 32 meters. A lower tier promenade is exists under the abutments of the bridge.

74. Four-Wheel Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

Four-Wheel (Carriage) Bridge across the Bypass Canal (with the American Axle Railway Bridge in the background) 9.22.2014

Translated from Russian Wikipedia:
The construction of the Four-Wheel (Каретный мост, Carriage bridge) was linked to the reconstruction of the embankments of the Bypass channel under the American Railway bridges. Construction began in June 2009. The opening of the Carriage Bridge was held 21 November 2011. The Carriage (Four-Wheel) Bridge is a concrete single span. There are no frills, such as lights. "We did not put in conditions to blend into the environment. So for us, the main thing was to reduce the cost of its construction.", said the chief engineer (designer) Elena Samusevaof of Inzhtehnologiya.

The Toponymy Commission of St. Petersburg proposed to call it the Carriage Bridge, finding the name Dnepropetrovsk uninteresting. The new name is associated with the Karetnaya historic neighborhood, which was once here. The administration of the Frunze district supported the Commission's proposal. On July 27 2012 the name was officially assigned.

77. New-Kamenniy Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

New Kamenniy (Novo-Kamenniy) Bridge across the Bypass Canal (pictured in the background) 9.22.2014

From Wikepedia:
The New Kamenniy Bridge (Ново-Кирпичного мост, Novo-Kamenniy) crosses the Bypass Canal at Ligovsky Avenue in Saint Petersburg. It connects Bezimyanni Island with the Tsentralny and Frunzensky districts of the city.

The first bridge was built here at the end of the 18th century. It was called Gerard bridge. Construction was supervised by engineer Ivan Gerard. The Gerard bridge replaced a wooden beam aqueduct built to carry the Ligovsky Canal—the Yamskoi Vodoprovodniy Aqueduct—though the Ligovsky Canal was filled-in in the 1890s;[citation needed] the ‘Gerard’ bridge occupied the alignment of the filled-in canal.

After stryuctural problems and increased levels of traffic, the Gerard bridge was replaced with the Bazaine bridge. The engineer Pierre-Dominique Bazaine supervised the construction between 1816 and 1821.

A third bridge was constructed between 1846 and 1848 under the direction of engineer A. N. Erakov. The Erakov bridge featured granite pools for drinking from,[clarification needed by rewording sentence] with the water being sourced from the Ligovsky Canal.[citation needed] The Erakov bridge was repaired and reconstructed in 1862, 1872 and 1874, although changes were not made to the bridge's design or general appearance.

With intensive building in the 1950s, Ligovsky Avenue and the roads around the Bypass Canal became congested. The 14 metre-wide Erakov bridge was replaced with the current Novo-kamenniy (Guttsajt) bridge. It was designed by architect L. A. Noskov and was constructed between 1968 and 1970, developed by engineers N. P. Agapov and A. D. Guttsajt. The Novo-kamenniy (‘Guttsajt’) Bridge was substantially wider than its predecessor—at just under 45 metres in width and was opened to public use on November 7, 1970.

78. Borovoy Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

Pictured with local St. Petersburg unicyclist on the Borovoy Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

Translated from Russian Wikipedia:
The Borovoy Bridge (Боровой мост) crosses the Bypass Canal at Tambovskaya Street in St. Petersburg. The first bridge was built here in 1881. It was a wooden pyatiprolёtny structure with a high pile support tower. The design was a rare example of combining different systems. The twelve-span girder system occupies a central position; with its two sides using a two 6.4-meter span triangular-strut design. The bridge deck is equal to 52 m and the total width is 13 m, including the 9m roadway and 2m sidewalks.

The existing bridge was built in 1960-1961, by the institute "Lengiproinzhproject" engineer AA Kulikov and architect LA Noskov.

The bridge is designed as a double-hinged frame span of 34 m. The transom frame is made of precast prestressed concrete prefabricated elements, omonolichennyh with "legs" of the frame. In cross section are located nine I-section beams of variable height. On top of the beams is a combined reinforced concrete slab roadway.

The bridge railings are made of cast iron attached to the granite parapet abutments. Asphalt covers the roadway and sidewalks. The sidewalks are arranged at a higher level. On the grassroots side of the bridge a horse-arranged granite staircase descends to the lower tier on the waterfront.

79. Ippodromny Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

Ippodromny Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

Translated from Russian Wikipedia:
Ippodromny Bridge (Ипподромный мост) is a pedestrian bridge across the Bypass Canal to the east of the alley driveway in St. Petersburg. The modern name was in given 1944, and refers to the Pioneer Square Hippodrome burnt during the siege.

Before the modern hippodrome bridge existed a trehprolёtny wooden bridge on pile supports. The new bridge was built between 1985-1986 under the project developed by engineers VI Feldman, AP Petrov and architect G. Artemyev 3.

The bridge is single-span bridge metal, which also serves as bridge embankment wall. The superstructure is made in the form of two metal beams of I-section with a curved outline of the bottom chord. The deck superstructure is prefabricated reinforced concrete slabs with an iron railing. Heat supply pipes are laid inside the superstructure construction. Initially, there was floor lamp lighting, but in the 2000s it was dismantled.

The bridge is 28.6 m long by 3 m wide.

80. Ruzovskaya Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

Ruzovskaya Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

From Wikepedia:
The Ruzovskaya Bridge (Рузовский мост) across the Bypass Canal connects the Rybinsk and Ruzovskaya streets of St. Petersburg.

The first wooden bridge was built here in 1905. It was named after nearby Ruzovskaya street. The bridge joined the residential quarters Semenovskaya settlement on the northern shore of the Bypass channel with the overgrown industrial enterprises on the southern coast. In the winter of the siege of 1941-1942, the bridge was dismantled for firewood.

In 1961, during the reconstruction of the New Moscow Bridge, Ruzovskaya bridge was rebuilt. The new bridge was a wooden three-span girder. In 1985 Ruzovskaya bridge was reconstructed by the engineer SN Shilkina. It was the last transport crossing across the channel made ​​of wood. The bridge was 30.5 meters long and 27.3 meters wide.

The existing bridge was erected in 1996 as part of the project of construction of the bridge and the waterfront area of the left bank. The author of the project was Engineer BN Brudno. In 2008 there was a ​​cleaning and painting of steel structures on the span.

The bridge is an odnoprolёtny beam construction with a high-pile raft foundation. The bridge has a calculated composite span of 23.80 m. consisting of 24.5 m. length I-beams. The reinforced concrete slab of the span of the bridge is solid. The bridge abutments are a prefabricated monolithic high-pile raft foundation. On the left bank side of the Bypass channel the granite grade is sloped to drain water.

The roadway and sidewalks are coated with asphalt. The sidewalk is separated from the roadway with a metal fence barrier type. A granite curb separates the sidewalk from the roadway. The railing on the bridge is steel welded simple design 1.1 m high.

The bridge is designed according to the norms of SNIP 2.05.03-84 * load A11, SC-80, and the load on the sidewalks is 400 kg / m².

The bridge is 26.4 m long, and 21.8 m wide between the railings. The axis of the bridge runs at an angle of 86 ° to the axis of the channel. The carriageway width is 16.5 m (four lanes 3.75 m and a safety strip of 0.75 m). The sidewalks are 2.25 m.

81. Mozhaysky Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

Mozhaysky Bridge across the Bypass Canal (with Gasometer plant in the background) 9.22.2014

Translated from Russian Wikipedia:
Mozhayskiy Bridge (Можайский мост) is a pedestrian bridge across the Bypass canal in the alignment of Mozhaiskaya streets in St. Petersburg.

The existing bridge was built in 1984 by engineer B. E. Dvorkin and architect V. Ivanov. Initially, the bridge had four lamps, but in the early 2000s they were dismantled. In 2008, the bridge facades were painted.

The metal pedestrian bridge is an odnoprolёtny design. It serves as a communication passing across the bypass line. It's design is identical to the Oil and Gas Bridge. The bridge length is 30.7 m and the width is 3 m. The maximum load is 400 kg / m.

82. Gas Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

Gas (Gazovy) Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

From Wikepedia:
Gas Bridge (азовый мост) is a pedestrian bridge over the Bypass canal of St. Petersburg, which connects the left and right banks of the canal near the village. The bridge is located near the gas plant "Company gas lighting of St. Petersburg", hence the name Gas Bridge.

The first bridge was built after 1835 for the laying of pipes from the gas plant. A trehprolёtny metal bridge was built in the early 20th century. In 1933 the bridge carried the heating main. In 1946 is opened to pedestrian traffic. In 1984, a new bridge was built by engineer B. E. Dvorkin and architect V. Ivanov.

The bridge is an odnoprolёtny metal girder construction. It serves as the basis for bridge embankment wall. The span is in the form of two metal beams of I-section with a curved outline of the lower belt. The top spans are overlapped prefabricated reinforced concrete slabs. Within the structure are gas and utility pipes. The bridge is 30.7 m long and 3 m wide. The bridge deck is asphalt. There are iron railing and granite curbstones. Initially there were four metal floor lamps, but in the 2000s they were dismantled. By design, the bridge is identical to the oil and Mozhayskoe bridges.

85. Warsaw Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

Warsaw Bridge across the Bypass Canal (Pictured with the Church of the Resurrection) 9.22.2014

From Structurae.net:
The Warsaw Bridge (Варшавский мост) crosses the Bypass Canal and is a continuation of Izmaylovskogo Avenue in St. Petersburg. It is named after nearby Warsaw station.

The first wooden girder-framed bridge was built here in the middle of the 19th century. The first span was located upstream from the axis of modern Warsaw bridge. In the years 1869-1870 the Russian Railway Company built an odnoprolёtny metal arch bridge on stone piers. Steel was used instead of cast iron for the construction. Between 1908-1910 the bridge width was increased from 22.1 to 30.6 meters, due to increased traffic flow and tramways.

By the early 2000s, metal corrosion due to the span and traffic load brought the bridge to an unsatisfactory condition. From November 2006 to August 2007, the company LLC "Rizalit" extensively refurbished bridge. During the repairs, the top of the span and support cross-beams were completely replaced. The cost of repairs amounted to about 145 million rubles. The bridge was opened July 18, 2007 to pedestrian traffic and on August 24 to car traffic.

The bridge is an odnoprolёtny construction. Spans consists of a metal double-hinged arches DC I-section with nadarochnymi looping constructs of runs on the racks and cross beams between them . The supports along the canal are lined with Putilov, limestone and butchering granite. The railings are metal grille with a geometric pattern, in eight sections. On the foundations are lean-installed granite parapets. They sometimes show traces of shell fragments left over from the war. The pavement granite slabs and cast asphalt. The center of the bridge is paved with tiles. The sidewalk is separated from the roadway with a high granite curb. The total width of the bridge is 30.6 meters which includes six lanes for cars and two pedestrian walkways. The bridge length is 38.2 meters.

Near the bridge is the Warsaw Station building and the Church of the Resurrection.

87. New-Peterofsky Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

New-Peterofsky Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

Translated from Russian Wikipedia:
The New-Peterofsky Bridge (Ново-Петергофский мост, Novo Peterhof) crosses the Bypass channel in the alignment of Lermontov Prospekt in St. Petersburg. Lermontov Avenue connects with the area of ​​the Baltic Railway Station.

The first bridge was built on this site in 1857. It was a wooden trapezoidal-braced bridge with trehprolёtny construction. With minor design changes the width of the bridge was repaired in 1889 and again in 1909, carried out under the project development engineer KV Efimevym.

In the late 1920s, in connection with the planned tram line on Lermontov Prospekt, it became necessary to build a new bridge. The bridge engineers were OE Bugaeva, NE Yermolaev, MI Zhdanov and architect K. Dmitriev. The bridge architectural design was carried out with the participation of the chief architect of Leningrad LA Ilyin. Professor GP Perederiy advised he project.

Several options were considered for the new bridge design: odnoprolёtnogo arch system, odnoprolёtnogo frame-console system, trehprolёtnogo a continuous beam system and trehprolёtnogo conventional beam system. To implement the adoption of the new, fifth, bridge a monolithic frame construction design was neccesary. The construction of the bridge was carried out in the period from 1931 to 1932.

In 1960, at the suggestion of the Chief Engineer Lenmostotresta PP Stepnova the bridge railings were replaced, although the iron grates were similar.

The bridge design is odnoprolёtny monolithic reinforced concrete, according to the static scheme is a hingeless frame. The bridge is designed to skip the road transport. The full length of the bridge on the back side of the parapet foundations is 33.30 meters. The width between handrails is 23.1 meters.

In the cross section of the span are nine frames. There were originally gas lines laid beneath the sidewalks, but in 1950, after the explosion of a similar pipeline at the Obukhov Bridge, the pipes were removed.

The bridge railings were originally a simple design, made ​​from bar stock and tubular iron. The new railings contain sections of perekreschёnnyh circles overlaid with shields, with a lion's mask in the middle, enclosed in a serpentine shape. The Pedestals are presented as liktorskih beams.

The roadway covering was originally made ​​from diabase blocks. Asphalt now covers the paving. The sidewalks are arranged at a higher level.

88. Krasnooktyabrsky Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

Krasnooktyabrsky Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

Translated from Russian Wikipedia:
Krasnooktyabrsky bridge (Краснооктябрьский мост) crosses the Bypass channel in the alignment of Rosenstein street in St. Petersburg.

The first bridge on this site was built in 1914. It was a wooden trapezoidal-braced bridge trehprolёtny design. The bridge was called Leuchtenberg, because of nearby Leuchtenberg street. In 1925 the dilapidated bridge was dismantled.

Between 1957-1958 a reinforced concrete bridge named Krasnooktyabr'skaya was built. for the purpose of expanding heating pipes across the canal. Originally it was only supposed to be a pedestrian bridge but it was giving a transport function the second phase of construction.

The bridge was designed by the "Lengiproinzhproject" institute. The author of the project was engineer V. Blazevic.

The bridge is a monolithic reinforced concrete structure, according to the static scheme - two-hinged frame. The full length of the bridge is 32.44 m and the full width is 18.80 m. The roadway clearance is 12.00 m. The sidewalks are 2 × 3,20 m.

It is a monolithic bolt frame ribbed design, with a calculated span of 23.48 m. Within the bolt cross section are nine main beams. There are an average seven beams combining the carriageway slab thickness of 14 cm and four apertures. The main beams bolts have curved shapes of the lower zone by changing the height of the center crossbar height of the beams (which is 93 cm, at the junction with the foot frame 148 cm). The bearing on the foundations is through lead joints.

The concrete bridge supports are monolithic. The base of the foundation pillars are wooden piles. The foundations and lean-faced pink granite facade are painted beams. Asphalt covers the roadway and sidewalks. Reinforced concrete embankments are installed on the bridge. The railing are cast iron grilles, fixed on metal pedestals. The extreme section of railing are embedded in the granite parapet foundations. Decorative metal poles are installed on the bridge foundations which feature lighting fixtures.

89. Tarakanovsky Bridge across the Bypass Canall 9.22.2014

Tarakanovsky Bridge across the Bypass Canal (with the Arch over Tarakanovka from the Red Triangle Factory in the background) 9.22.2014

From Wikepedia:
Tarakanovskiy bridge (Таракановский мост) crosses the Bypass channel in the alignment of the Tsiolkovsky street. It was named after the Tarakanovka River which connected the Fontanka River and Ekateringofka. Between 1907-1908 the river was partially filled. Between the embankment and the Bypass channel formed a new street named Tarakanovo.

In 1933 the Tarakanovskiy bridge was a wooden semiproletnuyu pedestrian crossing. At that time it was the only bridge construction, which had the plank Gvozdeva farm component of its average span. The bridge was designed by the engineer M. Zhdanov. The existing bridge was built in 1975 by engineer AD Gutzeit. The floor lamps on the bridge were designed by architect AB Lebedinskaya.

It is a metal girder, odnoprolёtny design pedestrian bridge. It also serves as a communication passing across the bypass channel. There are four lamp with lanterns on the bridge, stylized in the classical spirit. The deck is asphalt. The steel railings are a simple design.

The bridge is 33.5 meters long and 3.5 meters wide.

90. Borisov Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

Borisov Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

Translated from Russian Wikipedia:
The Borisov Bridge (Борисов мост) is a pedestrian bridge over the Bypass canal, which connects the industrial left and right banks of the Bypass channel opposite the entrance to the RTI factory. The bridge was built for factory workers. It's name is derived from homeowner and merchant Borisov, who once owned two large houses on the waterfront.

At the end of the nineteenth century a wooden girder footbridge was built here on pile supports. In 1928 major repairs of the bridge were executed. The existing bridge was built from 1988-1989 under the project development engineer VI Feldman and architect V. Ivanov.

The bridge is an Odnoprolёtny design metal bridge. The span is in the form of two metal beams of I-section with a curved outline on the lower belt. The top spans are overlapped prefabricated reinforced concrete slabs. The bridge is 33.1 m long and 3 m wide. The bridge deck is asphalt. The iron railing are a simple design. A granite parapet sits upon the bridge foundation.

91. New-Kalinkin Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

New-Kalinkin (Novo-Kalinkin) Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.22.2014

Translated from Russian Wikipedia:
The New Kalinkin bridge (Ново-Калинкин мост) crosses the Bypass channel at Staro-Peterhof Prospect in St. Petersburg. The bridge got its name from the small Finnish village, that existed here in the 17th century. The name is interpreted two ways: on some old maps it is Kalyula, and on others it is Cullin. In the early years of St. Petersburg, the village name converted to the Russian style, and it became known Kalinkina. The village name is imprinted in the name of Old Kalinkin Bridge across the Fontanka River and Little Kalinkin Bridge over the Griboyedov Canal.

In 1836, the bridge was designed by P. Bazin, Sedov. It was a wooden arch bridge with granite (according to other sources of brick faced with granite) foundations. In 1866 it was Repaired. In 1876 the bridge was rebuilt, and a fence of cast iron bollards and grilles along with lampposts with an artistic casting was added to the bridge. In 1902, due to the laying of the tram rails the bridge was strengthened (without changing the design). Between 1929-1930, the bridge was rebuilt again (odnoprolёtny concrete bridge with through nadarochnym structure). The project was by OE Bugaeva and BD Vasiliev. In 1997, the project "Stroiproekt" institute repaired the bridge with a reinforced concrete slab roadway.

The bridge appeared in a 2010 news scandal about unscrupulous contractors and disruption of the schedule of work to repair the road surface of the bridge.

The bridge is reinforced concrete, arch construction, with a hole in the light of 20 m. It is a static scheme - arched, BMR, riding on top. the bearing arches and nadarochnoe structure are made ​​of reinforced concrete, reinforced with smooth reinforcement. The bridge supports are in the form of reinforced concrete boxes on the pile foundation filled Booth dry and lean solution. In terms of the bridge has Kosin 15 ° 53 '.

The full length of the bridge is 27.3 m. The width of the carriageway is 18 m.

The bridge is intended for vehicular traffic, trams and pedestrians. Asphalt covers the roadway and sidewalks. A parapet barrier fence metal type is installed on the bridge, with concrete filling. There are simple metal railings with four lamps on the bridge.

92. Stepan Razin Bridge across the Obvodnyi Canal 9.22.2014

Stepan Razin Bridge across the Obvodnyi Canal 9.22.2014

Translated from Russian Wikipedia: The Stepan Razin Bridge (Мост_Степана_Разина) crosses the Obvodnyi channel to connect Stepan Razin Street and and Livonia street in St. Petersburg.

The name of the bridge comes from Stepan Razin Street. It was named Stepan Razin bridge February 22, 1939. The former bridge was called the Stenka Razin bridge (1923 to 1939). Before that it was the Estland Bridge (1914).

In 1914 A wooden five-span girder bridge was designed to move vehicular transport. The bridge lasted more than half a century. The bridge was rebuilt as a single span concrete construction between 1977-1979 by the engineer AD Gutzeit and architect VM Ivanova.

The bridge is similar to the New Stone Bridge. The static scheme superstructure is trehsharnirnuyu frame. The superstructure is made of prefabricated unified concrete elements of I-section and variable height section. Reinforced concrete bridge piers on pile raft foundation of wooden piles support the structure. The "Legs", frame, and surface foundations are faced with granite.

The bridge sidewalks are constructed at a higher level. Sidewalks protections from the roadway are missing. The cast iron bridge railings are simple. There are granite curbstones on the foundations. Asphalt covers the roadway and sidewalks.

The bridge is designed by CH 200-62 under design loads H-30, SC-60, and the load on the sidewalks is 400 kg / m². The bridge is 38.3 meters long. The bridge width is 20 m, including 14 m width of the roadway and two sidewalks of 3 m.

146. Shlisselburgsky Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.25.2014

Shlisselburgsky Bridge across the Bypass Canal (with the Neva River in the Background) 9.25.2014

Translated from opeterburge.ru:
Shlisselburgsky Bridge (Шлиссельбургский мост) crosses the bypass channel and is located along the Avenue of Obukhovskoy Defense. It used to be called Arkhangelogorodskaya Bridge. From 1849 to 1862, it was called the New Archangel Bridge and from 1860 to 1885, the Archangel. From 1885 to 1925 it was called Arkhangelogorodskaya, and in the 1920s it was given it's current name.

The first crossing was an old wooden bridge built from 1828 to 1830, and called Serial Bridge. Shlisselburgsky bridge was built here in 1833 by engineer P. Bazin. It was a single span wooden arched structure, which had foundations of rubble, and was faced with granite. In 1886 Shlisselburgsky bridge was rebuilt. It had new stone pillars clad in granite, an oak arch, and newly installed metal railings.

From 1928 to 1929, the old wooden bridge was replaced with a reinforced concrete single-span arch bridge, having a through nadarochnoe structure. The modern Shlisselburgsky bridge has a length of 35 meters, and a width of 24 meters. The project was developed by engineers BD Vasiliev and OE Bugaeva.

168. American Axle Railway Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.27.2014

American Axle Railway Bridge (Easternmost Span) across the Bypass Canal 9.27.2014

Translated from Russian Wikipedia:
The American Axle Railway Bridges (Nikolaev, Американский мост) is a group of railway bridges that cross the Bypass canal to connect Unnamed island with the left bank of the Neva River. The bridge is located on the Moscow line of the October Railway near the Moscow railway station.

The first bridge was built here between 1840-1850 for the Nikolaev railway. The wooden bridge was similiar to the current Truss arch design. Americans engineer D. V. Whistler and inventor William Gow supervised the construction. The novel span used wooden trusses with braces and cross-strapped iron rods. The metal elements made the bridge much stronger without significantly increasing the weight of the structure. The bridge stood for 30 years.

In 1869 it was decided to replace the wooden bridge with metal. The project was headed by Russian engineer Nicholas Belelyubsky. The railway station was expanding, with growing numbers of passengers and freight, so a second span was added. Due to lack of space on the left side of the Bypass channel, there was a need for a new wagon economy on the right, and a third crossing was built in 1911. In 1914 a fourth span was added, and in 1916 a fifth span was created.

The spans have been rebuilt and repaired numerous times. New embankments have recently been added to both sides of the Bypass canal beneath the bridge system.

Spans from West to East:
- Double-track bridge under the letter A under the first and third main way for commuter traffic and passenger trains
- Single-track bridge under the letter E under the connecting path between locomotive and rolling farms Station St.
- Petersburg-Chief, combined with the communication passage (water supply, main heating system, communication cables)
- Double-track bridge under the letter B, for which there are paths connecting Ranzhirny and New Parks
- 1st American bridge under one second main route for passenger trains
- 2nd American bridge under two paths connecting parks A-H and B-H with a freight yard and apron park

Scope:
group of railway bridges:
Type of construction:
Odnoprolёtny
Coordinates:
59 ° 54'50 "with. lat. 30 ° 22'02 "to. e. sh. 30.3674611 ° c. (G) (O) (I)

169. American Axle Railway Bridge across the Bypass Canal 9.27.2014

American Axle Railway Bridge (Westernmost Span) across the Bypass Canal 9.27.2014

Translated from Russian Wikipedia:
The American Axle Railway Bridges (Nikolaev, Американский мост) is a group of railway bridges that cross the Bypass canal to connect Unnamed Island with the left bank of the Neva River. The bridge is located on the Moscow line of the October Railway near the Moscow railway station.

The first bridge was built here between 1840-1850 for the Nikolaev railway. The wooden bridge was similiar to the current Truss arch design. Americans engineer D. V. Whistler and inventor William Gow supervised the construction. The novel span used wooden trusses with braces and cross-strapped iron rods. The metal elements made the bridge much stronger without significantly increasing the weight of the structure. The bridge stood for 30 years.

In 1869 it was decided to replace the wooden bridge with metal. The project was headed by Russian engineer Nicholas Belelyubsky. The railway station was expanding, with growing numbers of passengers and freight, so a second span was added. Due to lack of space on the left side of the Bypass channel, there was a need for a new wagon economy on the right, and a third crossing was built in 1911. In 1914 a fourth span was added, and in 1916 a fifth span was created.

The spans have been rebuilt and repaired numerous times. New embankments have recently been added to both sides of the Bypass canal beneath the bridge system.

Spans from West to East:
- Double-track bridge under the letter A under the first and third main way for commuter traffic and passenger trains
- Single-track bridge under the letter E under the connecting path between locomotive and rolling farms Station St.
- Petersburg-Chief, combined with the communication passage (water supply, main heating system, communication cables)
- Double-track bridge under the letter B, for which there are paths connecting Ranzhirny and New Parks
- 1st American bridge under one second main route for passenger trains
- 2nd American bridge under two paths connecting parks A-H and B-H with a freight yard and apron park

Scope:
group of railway bridges:
Type of construction:
Odnoprolёtny
Coordinates:
59 ° 54'50 "with. lat. 30 ° 22'02 "to. e. sh. 30.3674611 ° c. (G) (O) (I)