Mogilev Bridge

Mogilev Bridge is located in the Admiralty district of St. Petersburg and connects two islands: Kolomensky and Pokrovsky on the Griboyedov Canal. The bridge is located on the axis of Lermontovsky Prospect.

To the metro station "Sadovaya" distance of 1.6 km. From 1859-1912, part of Lermontovsky Avenue between Fontanka and Griboyedov Canal had an old name - Mogilev Street. At that time, there was a tradition to name new objects by cities and provinces, as well as by large rivers. In 1941, the wooden three-span bridge burned down due to German bombing and a new bridge was built in its place, but in the postwar period (1951-1953). The project engineers were Blazhevich, and the architect Krasikov. The length of the bridge is 28.3 meters, and the width is 24 m. The railing and fences have a similar pattern to the bridges on the Moika embankments, granite parapets and cast-iron stands. Illumination of the bridge in the Empire style is suspended lanterns, and nearby the Orthodox Church of St. Isidor.