Gesler Bridge

Geslerovsky Bridge passes through the Karpovka River in the city of St. Petersburg, it provides traffic and pedestrians. The bridge passes along the axis of Chkalovsky Prospekt, linking the Pharmacy and Petrograd Islands. To the nearest metro station "Petrogradskaya" distance of 525 meters. On the metro of the current bridge in 1904 there was a three-span crossing of wood, and on June 17 in 1904 it was called - Geslerovsky Bridge. The name comes from the name of wardrobemaster Paul I - Gesler, a landowner on the island of Petrograd. In 1965, engineer Ryazantsev and architect Noskov developed a project for the construction of the bridge after the reconstruction of the embankments of Karpovka. The new single-span reinforced concrete bridge was 22.2 meters long and 27 meters wide, the foundations are lined with granite. The fence has a simple pattern and is made of metal, pavement of asphalt concrete. On the foundations of the bridge are equipped with granite parapets.