Lomonosov Bridge
Coordinates: 59 ° 55 ′ 43 ″ N , 30 ° 20 ′ 8 ″ E
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| Official name | Мост Ломоносова | |
| use | Road bridge | |
| Crossing of | Fontanka | |
| place | Saint Petersburg , (Russia) | |
| overall length | 57.2 m | |
| width | 14.66 m | |
| start of building | 1785 | |
| completion | 1787 | |
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The Lomonosov Bridge ( Russian Мост Ломоносова Most Lomonossowa ) in Saint Petersburg crosses the Fontanka River . With its towers, the movable bridge was typical of 18th century Petersburg.
The original Chernyshev Bridge was 63 meters long and 14.7 meters wide. It was built from 1785 to 1787. In the 19th century, other movable bridges were converted into fixed bridges to facilitate traffic. The Chernyshev Bridge remained unchanged and retained its original appearance. The movable middle section made of wood was replaced by a fixed metal bridge in 1912. It was not until 1948 that the bridge was renamed after the scholar Michail Wassiljewitsch Lomonossow (1711–1765).
See also
literature
- Boris Antonov: Mosty Sankt-Peterburga . Glagol, Saint Petersburg 2002. ISBN 978-5-89662-019-8 . (Russian)
Web links
- Lomonosov Bridge. In: Structurae
- Lomonosov Bridge in the online encyclopedia Saint Petersburg (English, Russian )