Liteyny Bridge
The bridge connects the banks of the main channel of the Neva in its deepest part. From Nevsky Prospect and perpendicular to it, Liteyny Prospekt begins, which in a single straight line goes out to the Liteyny Bridge. Then the road turns into Academician Lebedev Street, which soon ends in the factory quarters of the Vyborg side. A little earlier, to the right of the street you can get to the Finland Station. The length of the bridge is 396 meters, width - 34 meters. The mass of metal spans is 5902 tons. In the area of the bridge, the Neva has the greatest depth - 24 meters.
Address:
St. Petersburg, Liteiny Bridge
Liteyny Bridge across the Neva is located at the junction of Liteyny Prospekt and Akademika Lebedev Street. The name of the bridge comes from the Liteiny Dvor, founded on the left bank in 1711. In 1871, a competition was announced, to which 17 projects were submitted.
In 1874, the winner was engineer-colonel A.E. Struve and engineer-captain A.A. Weiss. The laying of the new bridge took place on August 30, 1875. The construction work was led by A.E. Struve, he was assisted by engineers Vratnovsky, Batorsky, Masing and Albert.
The grand opening of the bridge took place on September 30, 1879. All participants in the construction received awards, and Struve was awarded the rank of major general. The bridge was named Aleksandrovsky in honor of Emperor Alexander II, but the name did not catch on.
Five spans of the Liteiny Bridge were covered with arched riveted metal spans, and the sixth draw span, located on the left bank, was covered with a rotating lattice metal truss. When deployed, it rotated on a vertical axis located on the first wide and massive river support. The bridge was opened to allow ships to pass through using a simple device - a gate, operated by the hands of eight workers. Over time, the gate was replaced by a 36 hp water turbine. s., fed from the city water supply.
This was the only bridge with such a draw span system.
The bridge was fenced with two types of railings. Forged metal, simple design, light and “transparent” were installed on the draw span, on the rest of the length - heavy cast iron sections between the same cast iron racks (designed by architect K. K. Rachau). The elements of the railing were highly artistic castings. In the center of the railing section there was a cartouche depicted - a shield with the city's coat of arms - a crossed scepter, sea and river anchors in the hands of two mermaids, whose tails are compositionally woven into a figured floral ornament in the form of spiral shoots. The cast-iron columns have gaps between the side planes filled with fantastic sea animals, rapidly descending into the abyss of the water.
Liteyny is the first bridge in St. Petersburg, which was illuminated by electric lights of engineer P. N. Yablochkov.
To improve navigation conditions for ships in 1966-1967. The bridge was reconstructed according to the design of engineers L.A. Wildgrube, N.D. Shipov, K.P. Klochkov and architect Yu.I. Sinitsa. The construction was led by engineer Yu. R. Kozhukhovsky. The width of the bridge deck increased by 10 m, making three-lane traffic possible. Its metal structures were replaced. The rotary draw span became drop-down and was moved to a deeper part of the riverbed. The adjustable wing reached 55 m. The adjustable span weighing 3225 tons began to be lifted by hydraulic drive in just two minutes. When deployed, it rises at an angle of 67 degrees. The reconstruction changed the appearance of the bridge - the huge bull near the bank abutment, which served as the basis for the rotation of the drawbar and brought disharmony to the silhouette of the bridge, disappeared. The fences that were on the bridge before the reconstruction were retained, and the sections for the draw span were cast from light alloy. At the same time, new lanterns were installed, the design of which used the artistic features of the bridge fence. Under the bridge along the embankment there are pedestrian paths with granite slopes to the water.
In 1874, the winner was engineer-colonel A.E. Struve and engineer-captain A.A. Weiss. The laying of the new bridge took place on August 30, 1875. The construction work was led by A.E. Struve, he was assisted by engineers Vratnovsky, Batorsky, Masing and Albert.
The grand opening of the bridge took place on September 30, 1879. All participants in the construction received awards, and Struve was awarded the rank of major general. The bridge was named Aleksandrovsky in honor of Emperor Alexander II, but the name did not catch on.
Five spans of the Liteiny Bridge were covered with arched riveted metal spans, and the sixth draw span, located on the left bank, was covered with a rotating lattice metal truss. When deployed, it rotated on a vertical axis located on the first wide and massive river support. The bridge was opened to allow ships to pass through using a simple device - a gate, operated by the hands of eight workers. Over time, the gate was replaced by a 36 hp water turbine. s., fed from the city water supply.
This was the only bridge with such a draw span system.
The bridge was fenced with two types of railings. Forged metal, simple design, light and “transparent” were installed on the draw span, on the rest of the length - heavy cast iron sections between the same cast iron racks (designed by architect K. K. Rachau). The elements of the railing were highly artistic castings. In the center of the railing section there was a cartouche depicted - a shield with the city's coat of arms - a crossed scepter, sea and river anchors in the hands of two mermaids, whose tails are compositionally woven into a figured floral ornament in the form of spiral shoots. The cast-iron columns have gaps between the side planes filled with fantastic sea animals, rapidly descending into the abyss of the water.
Liteyny is the first bridge in St. Petersburg, which was illuminated by electric lights of engineer P. N. Yablochkov.
To improve navigation conditions for ships in 1966-1967. The bridge was reconstructed according to the design of engineers L.A. Wildgrube, N.D. Shipov, K.P. Klochkov and architect Yu.I. Sinitsa. The construction was led by engineer Yu. R. Kozhukhovsky. The width of the bridge deck increased by 10 m, making three-lane traffic possible. Its metal structures were replaced. The rotary draw span became drop-down and was moved to a deeper part of the riverbed. The adjustable wing reached 55 m. The adjustable span weighing 3225 tons began to be lifted by hydraulic drive in just two minutes. When deployed, it rises at an angle of 67 degrees. The reconstruction changed the appearance of the bridge - the huge bull near the bank abutment, which served as the basis for the rotation of the drawbar and brought disharmony to the silhouette of the bridge, disappeared. The fences that were on the bridge before the reconstruction were retained, and the sections for the draw span were cast from light alloy. At the same time, new lanterns were installed, the design of which used the artistic features of the bridge fence. Under the bridge along the embankment there are pedestrian paths with granite slopes to the water.
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