Admiralty Bridge, Metal and concrete bridge in Kolpino, Russia
Admiralty Bridge spans the Soviet Canal in Kolpino and features steel beams with concrete decking. The structure is about 50 meters long and 20 meters wide, serving both vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
A wooden bridge with stone abutments was built at the canal's source in 1809 under architect D. Makli. Engineer Pavlov oversaw a rebuild in 1865, the Promtekhstroy artel repaired it in 1928, and in the 1950s it became a five-span steel beam bridge. The present reinforced-concrete span, designed by engineer V. E. Eduardov of Lengiproinzhproyekt, was built from July 1972 to November 1973 by SU-2 of the Lenmostostroy trust.
The bridge's name comes from Admiralteyskaya Street, which was called 1st Chukhonskaya until 1882; from the 1850s to the 1880s the crossing was Gospitalny Bridge, after a nearby hospital. In Soviet times it had no official name, and the current one was assigned on 3 July 2012 after the former name of Volodarsky Street. The City Garden stands beside the bridge.
The bridge carries two vehicle lanes; its sidewalks sit at a raised level and have no railing separating them from the roadway. The parapet is made of cast-iron sections ending in granite posts on the abutments. On the right bank downstream, a granite stairway leads down to the canal.
The bridge was called Gospitalny (Hospital Bridge) from the 1850s to the 1880s after a nearby hospital, then took the Admiralty name in 1882 when 1st Chukhonskaya Street became Admiralteyskaya. It had no official name in the Soviet period; the current name was assigned on 3 July 2012.
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