Colored Bridges of St. Petersburg: Red through the Moika River
North Palmyra is a diamond by rightclean water in the crown of Russia. All year round it attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists. The majority of visitors have a visit to the bridge structures with a separate point of the program. But in the end, they can only see a small part. After all, draw bridges are mainly attracted, and the rest are inspected only casually, from windows of public or excursion transport. One of these designs in St. Petersburg is the Red Bridge.
Colored bridges
Each St. Petersburg bridge has its own story. There is it also among those who are thrown across the Moika. Initially, they practically did not differ from each other, so it was decided to dye them in different colors and baptize the name in accordance with color:
- Green.
- Red (it's White).
- Blue.
- Yellow (now Khrapovitsky).
These are not all the colored bridges of St. Petersburg. There was also Black, but he was thrown across Smolenka, and subsequently it was dismantled.
Location of the Red Bridge in St. Petersburg
The bridge is thrown across the Moika just along the border of two districts: the Admiralty and the Central. It is part of the Gorokhovaya Street, which connects Kazan and the Second Admiralty Island.
In order to see the bridge, you should get tometro station "Admiralteyskaya", stops "Bolshaya Morskaya Street" or "Kazan Street", if it is supposed to be sent by ground public transport. Then walk on foot to the embankment of the Moika.
History of creation
The existence of a bridge by some sourcesrecorded already at the beginning of the 18th century. In the 37th year of the same period, it became necessary to restructure it. A new design was created with a specially arranged slot in the middle for the passage of ships, which was covered with shields at the rest of the time. At the end of the century, another restructuring awaited him. In this case, it was not foreseen the passage of large vessels, and there were three sorties. Until 1778, it was called the White.
At the beginning of the 19th century, this bridge wasThe project was designed by the engineer V. I. Geste. It again became a one-span, but this time the tree replaced cast iron. The arched structure did not have a hinged mechanism, it did not provide for breeding.
Cast-iron elements were produced in the factories of N.N. Demidov - a large Ural industrialist. Lattice-fence repeats the picture of the embankment fence. A simpler grille is installed to isolate the sidewalk. Supports of the bridge were made of a large buta. On the top were faced with granite. On the bridge there are obelisks made of granite, to which were hung the lights of illumination.
Some of the cast-iron elements were replaced bysteel in 1954. At the same time, the project's appearance has been preserved in appearance. In 1998, the last restoration took place in the history of the bridge. He returned to the cast-iron fence. In addition, the lighting was redesigned in accordance with the requirements of that time.
To date, this is the only bridge of such a project that has preserved not only the integrity of the original design, but also the appearance that has existed since 1814.
Characteristics
To date, the Red Bridge inSt. Petersburg is a design in one span in the form of a steel arch with a length of 42 meters and a width of 16.8 meters. It provides pedestrian and automobile traffic. The latter has three bands, one of which is intended exclusively for public transport.
Crossing the Moika in the direction of the Admiralteysky district,you can get to the shopping center "At the Red Bridge". In St. Petersburg, this building has another name - Trade House "S. Esders and K. Schaeifles. " Its distinctive feature is the presence of a tower with a caduceus, illuminated at night. This building in 1906 is also a business card of the Red Bridge of St. Petersburg.
