{"id":116922,"date":"2016-12-28T21:44:16","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T18:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/?p=116922"},"modified":"2026-07-05T14:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T11:03:22","slug":"bridges-petersburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/it\/bridges-petersburg\/","title":{"rendered":"10 most beautiful bridges in St. Petersburg (part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><style>.rc-legacy-title{margin:0!important;color:inherit!important;font-family:inherit!important;font-weight:inherit!important;font-size:56px!important;line-height:1.12!important;letter-spacing:0!important}@media(max-width:640px){.rc-legacy-title{font-size:36px!important;line-height:1.16!important}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"rc-legacy-title\">10 most beautiful bridges in St. Petersburg (part 1)<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><a href=\"\/?tag=the-city\">#The city<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/?tag=attractions\">#Attractions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">In total, more than 300 bridges span over numerous rivers, canals, lakes and ponds of St. Petersburg, so it is impossible to get to know the city without getting acquainted with the bridges of the Northern Venice. Almost all of the parade crossings were built in the city center, close to the main attractions. But fascinating constructions can also be seen, if you turn aside from the usual tourist routes. St. Petersburg 4u offers its version of the 10 most beautiful bridges in St. Petersburg, \u00a0the city on the Neva river.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/b2.gif\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/b2.gif 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" class=\"wp-image-116926\" title=\"Bridges in St. Petersburg\" alt=\"Bridges in St. Petersburg\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h6>The Palace bridge<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">Palace bridge<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">The Palace bridge has long become one of the main symbols of St. Petersburg, spanning between Vasilievsky island and the Central part of the city. It isn\u2019t hard to guess, that it got its name after the Winter Palace which is situated in close proximity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">Like many other bridges in St. Petersburg, at the beginning it was wooden, with railings, oil lamps and a wide roadway. There were rails for a horse car at first, but in 1911 tram rails were set up and sidewalks on both sides were improved. In the same 1911 a project of a permanent bridge was approved, and except for small changes, The Palace bridge became such as we see it today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">And, of course, it is the most famous drawbridge in the city. It is raised two times a night in the summer and traffic is closed from 1.25 to 2.50 am and then once again from 3.10 to 4.55 am. The best place to observe the incredible scene of the bridge raising <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">is<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\"> the Palace embankment. In fact, it is probably the best spot for observing drawbridges rising in the whole city \u2013 the Troitsky, the Palace and the Stock (Birzhevoy) bridges can be seen perfectly from here.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_1 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_center\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">\" In fact, it is probably the best spot for observing drawbridges rising in the whole city \u2013 the Troitsky, the Palace and the Stock (Birzhevoy) bridges can be seen perfectly from here.\"<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_divider_2 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/b3.gif\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/b3.gif 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" class=\"wp-image-116927\" title=\"Bridges in St. Petersburg\" alt=\"Bridges in St. Petersburg\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h6>Liteiny bridge<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><b><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">Liteiny (Foundry) bridge <\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">Liteiny bridge is installed in the place where Neva has the greatest depth of 24 meters. It owes its name to the foundry yard, the same one where guns were made during the reign of Peter I. Now the yard is long gone, but the name stuck, not only for bridge but for Liteyny prospect also. The bridge offers one of the most beautiful views of St. Petersburg. While walking across the bridge you can admire the beautiful openwork lattices made according to drawings by architect K. K. Rachau: two mermaids are holding a shield with the arms of St. Petersburg and their tails are weaved into curly floral design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">In the summer Liteiny bridge is raised once a day, however, only one part of it goes up, which of course, looks not as spectacular as the two rising wings of the Palace bridge.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/b4.gif\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/b4.gif 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" class=\"wp-image-116928\" title=\"Bridges in St. Petersburg\" alt=\"Bridges in St. Petersburg\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h6>The Bank bridge<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_9 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">Bank bridge<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">Rumor has it that if you have financial problems you should go to the Bank bridge and ask griffins to make money failures be over. According to legend, mythical monsters with gilded wings will give their protection and help to those who kiss them above the tail or put a coin under the paw. This is one of three still operating pre-revolutionary chain bridges in St. Petersburg. Its main decorations are griffins statues, that we have already mentioned, cast of iron by the sculptor Pavel Sokolov in 1826. They play not only an aesthetic role but they also \"hide\" a chain design. This bridge offers a wonderful view of the Cathedral of the Savior on spilled Blood, Kazan Cathedral, the Singer House and Nevsky prospect.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In total, more than 300 bridges span over numerous rivers, canals, lakes and ponds of St. Petersburg, so it is impossible to get to know the city without getting acquainted with the bridges of the Northern Venice. <a href=\"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/bridges-petersburg\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":116925,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[15,17],"class_list":["post-116922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-st-petersburg","tag-attractions","tag-the-city"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116922"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124622,"href":"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116922\/revisions\/124622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}