Matvei bridge

Matveev Bridge is located across the Kryukov Canal at the place of its confluence into the Moika River, in the Admiralty District, connecting the islands: Kazan and Kolomna. The bridge was built during the construction of granite embankments in 1782-1787 and was called the Prison. The name of the bridge comes from the nearby city prison located in the Lithuanian castle. In 1905, the wooden, three-span bridge was updated, putting metal double-taured beams, as well as simplified metal railings. The decor of the bridge consisted of iron lampposts installed on granite pedestals in the middle supports of the bridge on the sides. After the events of the revolution in February 1917, the bridge was renamed in memory of Commissar S.M. Matveev, who was killed in 1918 on the Eastern Front. Forced due to old age, major repairs of the bridge were made in 1950-1954 under the leadership of engineers P.V. Andreevsky, A.D. Gutzeit and architect T.V. Bersenyeva. The works included: the transfer of all supports, the replacement of metal beams of the span structure with new ones.