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Exchange Bridge (, ''Birzhevoy most'') is a
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Bridges in Saint Petersburg Bridges completed in 1894 {{Russia-bridge-struct-stub
Exchange Bridge (, ''Birzhevoy most'') is a bascule bridge
A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- o ...
in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...
, opened in 1894. The bridge crosses the Little Neva River (distributary
A distributary, or a distributary channel is a stream channel that branches off and flows a main stream channel. It is the opposite of a ''tributary'', a stream that flows another stream or river. Distributaries are a result of river bifurc ...
of Neva River
The Neva ( , ; , ) is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast (historical region of Ingria) to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length of , it is the fourth-l ...
) close to the Exchange Square and connects the Vasilyevsky and Petrogradsky islands.
It takes its name from the Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange (also ''Bourse'', ) located nearby.
The closest metro station is Sportivnaya.
Timeline
* 1894 - the original wooden bridge was built * 1922 - the bridge was renamed to ''Builders' Bridge'' * 1956 - major reconstruction * 1989 - the bridge was renamed back to ''Exchange Bridge''See also
*List of bridges in Saint Petersburg
There are more than 400 bridges in the city limits of Saint Petersburg, Russia. This is a partial list of the most famous ones.
Peter the Great was designing the city as another Amsterdam and Venice, with canals instead of streets and citizens sk ...
Sources
St. Petersburg encyclopedia
Bridges in Saint Petersburg Bridges completed in 1894 {{Russia-bridge-struct-stub