Bolsheokhtin bridge

Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge, which until 1917 was called the Peter the Great Bridge, stretches across the Neva River in St. Petersburg. It connects the district of Malaya Okhta with the historical center of the city. Its construction was discussed in 1885, but this was in every possible way prevented by a group of carriers who did not want to lose a profitable business. Work related to the preparation of the task for the design of the bridge, took about a year, and at the beginning of 1901 was announced a competition for the project of the structure, which was won by G. G. Krivoshein - Professor of the Nikolaev Academy of Engineering. In October 1911, the bridge was also opened, and the first repair work was needed only in 1971, which testified to the high quality of construction.

In 2005, tram traffic was stopped on the bridge, and in the fall of 2010 all tram rails were finally removed from it. In the spring of 2011, restoration work began, including the painting of metal structures and their design with illumination. Currently, Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge is a three-span, metal structure, the central span of which is a drawbridge. In the towers, which are made in the form of lighthouses, there are mechanisms that control the divorce of the structure.