Showing posts with label New Nicholas Bridge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Nicholas Bridge. Show all posts

9.30.2014

26. New Nicholas Bridge across the Griboyedov Canal 9.21.2014


New Nicholas (Novo-Nikolsky) Bridge across the Griboyedov Canal 9.21.2014

From Saint-Petersburg.com:
One of the least interesting bridges crossing the Griboedov Canal, the New Nicholas (Novo-Nikolsky) Bridge (Ново-Никольский мост) is a simple single-span construction without ornament. The original cast-iron, single-span bridge, built here between 1835 and 1837, collapsed almost as soon as it was opened, and was replaced in 1841 with an extremely decorative humpbacked cast-iron bridge, designed with the assistance of famous architect Carlo Rossi. Sadly, this bridge only lasted for thirty years before it was replaced. The current reinforce-concrete bridge dates from 1934.