Kantemirovskiy Bridge
() is a large modern
(built in 1979 - early 1980s)
drawbridge
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(
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 ...
,
Russia
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across the
Bolshaya Nevka
The Great Nevka or Bolshaya Nevka () is an arm of the Neva that begins about below the Liteyny Bridge in Saint Petersburg.
Attractions
* Bridges
** Samson Bridge
** Grenadiers Bridge
** Kantemirovsky Bridge
** Ushakovsky Bridge
** 3rd Ye ...
arm of the
Neva
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- ...
river. The bridge connects the northern
Aptekarsky Island (Apothecary Island) of the north-central
Petrogradsky District
Petrogradsky District () is a administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg, district of the federal cities of Russia, federal city of Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia. It borders the Bolshaya Nevka River in the north and in the east ...
on Petrograd Side with northeastern
Vyborgskiy District of the city and over it with the northeast and east of Saint Petersburg.
It receives automobile traffic from
Bolshoy Prospekt (Petrograd Side) via
Prospekt Medikov in the southwest and takes it to
Kantemirovskaya Street on the right-hand riverside, after which it was named.
The street itself was named in 1952 after the railway station of a settlement of
Kantemirovka
Kantemirovka (; earlier Konstantinovka, ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Kantemirovsky District of Voronezh Oblast, Russia. Population:
It was founded in the 18th century, and is named after its landowners Constantin Cante ...
in
Voronezh
Voronezh ( ; , ) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the Southeastern Railway, which connects wes ...
region which was liberated from Nazi Germany troops by the Soviet Red Army in December 1942. The settlement in its turn was named after its 18 century owner
Dimitrie Cantemir
Dimitrie or Demetrius; Cantemir (; ; 26 October 1673 – 21 August 1723), also known by other spellings, was a Moldavian prince, statesman, and man of letters. He twice served as voivode of Moldavia (March–April 1693 and 1710–1711). Durin ...
and his brother Constantin, Moldavian princes given shelter in Russia after a military defeat and entered into Russian nobility.
History
It was built in 1979-82
as a part of a citywide thoroughfare street chain project at a place without a previous bridge:
There used to be a boat connection in its place since early 19 century.
See also
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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 ...
Reading
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* Сост. П. П. Степнов
References
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Bridges in Saint Petersburg