Semyonovsky Bridge

Semenovsky Bridge
Russian: Семёновский мост
Coordinates Coordinates: 59°55′31″N 30°19′37″E / 59.9252°N 30.3269°E / 59.9252; 30.3269
Carries traffic and pedestrian
Crosses Fontanka River
Locale Saint Petersburg
Characteristics
Design Arch Bridge
Total length 54.7 m
Width 19.5 m
History
Opened 1733 (wooden), 1788

Semyonovsky Bridge or Semenovsky Bridge (Russian: Семёновский Мост) is a bridge across the Fontanka River in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It carries the Gorokhovaya Street. It was opened in 1733 as a wooden bridge, then rebuilt in stone in 1788, and subsequently modified in 1857 and 1949. The bridge took its name from the Semenovsky Imperial Guard regiment barracks located nearby.[1]

The area is home to many sightseeing boats going to the Winter Palace, Peter and Paul Fortress, Summer Garden, and the Church of the Savior on Blood.

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References

  1. Семеновский мост (in Russian). Encyclopedia Saint Petersburg.


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