Decembrist Bridge

The Decembrists Bridge used to be called the Officers Bridge, it connects the Kazan and Kolomna Islands along the Kryukov Canal of the Admiralty District in the city of St. Petersburg. The Decembrists Street was also called Officers Street. The nearest metro station is the Garden. The bridge was built in 1784-1786 three-span, having a support of mud masonry, and facing of granite. Passages are beamed and wooden with a draw medium span. In 1914, traffic on this street grew and decided to rebuild the bridge by the project of engineer A. Pshenitsky. Then the width grew by ten meters. Before the rostwerks, the supports were dismantled, creating along the way new ones in the places of expansion of the bridge. Later, a concrete cushion was laid and additional piles were hammered. Water from the canal was removed by a pump during construction. After reconstruction, the bridge consists of ten iron beams three-span connected with each other. The railings are forged with a complex pattern.