Liteyny Avenue (, ''Liteyny prospekt'') is a wide avenue in the Central District of

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. The avenue runs from

Liteyny Bridge The Liteyny Bridge () is the second permanent bridge across the Neva river in Saint Petersburg, Russia.Novikov (1991), p. 300 It connects Liteyny Prospekt with Vyborgsky district. The bridge's length is 396 meters, the width is 34 meters. At the ...

to Nevsky Avenue. The avenue originated in 1738 when the forest was cleared to make a trail from

Nevsky Prospekt Nevsky Prospect ( rus, Не́вский проспе́кт, r=Nevsky Prospekt, p=ˈnʲɛfskʲɪj prɐˈspʲɛkt) is a main street ( high street) located in the federal city of St. Petersburg in Russia. Its name comes from the Alexander Nevs ...

to a foundry (est. 1711) at the banks of

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. The Russian word "liteyny" means "metal casting" as an adjective, hence the street name. Soon after the

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, the avenue was named ''Prospekt Volodarskogo'' after the Russian revolutionary V. Volodarsky. In 1944, the historic name was restored.

Notable locations

* No. 4 – the Big House, former

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building, currently local city government office. * No. 14 – the 19th-century Varvara Dolgoruky mansion. * No. 24 – Muruzi House with Joseph Brodsky apartment. * No. 36 – Nekrasov Museum. * No. 37 – Department of Crown Domain ('Dom departamenta udelov'), 1840s, Harold Bosse. * No. 42 – former Zinaida Yusupova mansion, currently St. Petersburg Institute of International Trade, Economics and Law. * No. 56 – Mariinsky Hospital (built by

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References

* * {{Commons category, Liteyny Prospekt Streets in Saint Petersburg