Pharmacy Bridge
Description:
The Pharmacy Bridge is built on the Karpovka River in the city of St. Petersburg, the bridge connects two islands: Petrogradsky and Aptekarsky.
The length of the bridge is 22.3 meters, and its width is 96 meters. After Blue - Antekar bridge is the second widest. The bridge is located along the Pharmacy and Petrograd embankments, designed for automobile and pedestrian traffic. Aptekarsky bridge is undiluted, except for it on Karpovka 7 more bridges: Petropavlovsk, Geslerovsky, Silin, Karpovsky, Baroque, Youth. The first wooden bridge on this site was built in 1798, after which it was repeatedly repaired and updated. The modern bridge was built in 1974-1975 by architect Noskov, Areshev and engineer Levin. The structure is framed, reinforced concrete non-diluted bridge forms a bridge area.