Canavina Bridge

Kanavinsky Bridge is the first permanent bridge across the Oka in Nizhny Novgorod. Before him on that place was Plashkout bridge, it was pontoon with wooden decking. The pontoon bridge was built by Augustine Betancourt. The bridge was bred at night to allow ships and barges to pass.

The bridge, which we can see now, was built in the thirties of the last century, its length is almost eight hundred meters.

Tram tracks and trams used to run over the bridge, but in 2010 the tram tracks were removed.

You can get to the bridge by city buses: No3, No19, No26, No41, No43, No52, No61, No90, No95; by route taxis: No18, No37, No40, No45, No50.