Malo-Kalinkin Bridge

Malo-Kalinkin Bridge or Malo-Kalinkinsky Bridge is located in the Admiralty District of St. Petersburg and connects the islands of Kolomensky and Pokrovsky, the bridge is thrown over the Griboyedov Canal at the crossroads of Sadovaya Street. The nearest metro in two kilometers is the station "Baltiyskaya".

In the XVIII century on this place was located Kalinkina village, hence the name of the bridge.

Malo-Kalinkin Bridge was built in 1783 under the direction of engineer Borisov, at the same time there was construction of granite embankments of the canal. Construction of Malo-Kalinkina bridge of the same style with other bridges of the lower reaches of the Catherine Canal.

The first reconstruction of the bridge took place in 1808, the bridge was expanded.

In 1952 and 1970, the project of architect A. L. Rotach was developed, after which the granite obelisks and floor lamps with lanterns of the bridge were restored. The length of the bridge is 27.7 meters, and the width is 16.22 meters.

In 2007, the “Directorate of Transport Construction” and engineer Vyacheslav Shlyakhin handed over the results of the overhaul of the Malo-Kalinkina bridge, where it was indicated that a large range of works was performed. Among them: repair of floor lamps and obelisks, strengthening of foundations, repair of grilles and fences, replacement and restoration of roadways and tramways, water supply, sewerage and others.