Living Bridge, Wooden bridge in Staraya Russa, Russia.

The Living Bridge is a wooden structure that crosses the Polist River and connects different sections of Staraya Russa. The construction includes pedestrian pathways on both sides that remain accessible year-round.

The crossing was known as the Uzhinsky ferry, where the Polist is narrowest. A city archive entry of 18 March 1792 records 350 roubles allocated for repairs to the raft bridge, which swayed underfoot and was therefore called the Living Bridge. By order of 25 January 1830 it was named Alexandrovsky, but the name did not stick. The stone bridge in its present form is thought to date from after 1890; retreating Soviet troops blew up two spans in the war, and the Germans rebuilt it in 1942.

The name "Living Bridge" comes from the old pontoon crossing of rafts, which swayed underfoot as people walked across. A decree of 25 January 1830 renamed it Alexandrovsky, but residents kept the older name. From 1922 to 1941 a city tram line from the railway station to the Kurort ran over the bridge.

The bridge can be accessed from Aleksandrovskaya Street and Sankt-Peterburgskaya Street, with pathways available from both sides. It can be crossed easily on foot and remains open in most weather conditions.

The name "living" comes from the old pontoon version, made of rafts, which swayed underfoot as people walked across. In 1830 a decree renamed it Alexandrovsky, but the new name never caught on and residents kept calling it the Living Bridge. From 1922 to 1941 a city tram line ran across it, linking the railway station with the Kurort.