Harlam bridge

Kharlamov Bridge, called from 1927 to 1991 Komsomolsky Bridge, connects the Spassky and Kazan Islands, passing through the Griboyedov Canal. The bridge is located on Rimsky-Korsakov Avenue in the Admiralty District of St. Petersburg. The nearest metro station is Sadovaya/Spasskaya. The bridge received its name from the state councilor Kharlamov, whose house was located nearby.

In 1927, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Komsomol, the bridge was renamed Komsomolsky. In 1918-1919, the Communist Youth Union of the Central District of the city was located nearby, perhaps this influenced the choice of the bridge for renaming. By the famous decision No. 314 of the St. Petersburg City Council of People's Deputies on October 4, 1991, the bridge was returned to its original name. On the site of the modern Kharlamov Bridge in 1753 was a single-span wooden bridge, rebuilt only in 1880. The bridge that can be observed at present was created by engineers Zhdanov and Saperstein.

There are rumors that the house, located at the embankment of the Griboyedov canal, 104/25, was created the image of the house where the old woman from Dostoevsky’s work “Crime and Punishment” lived.