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Opened
  
1894

Body of water
  
Malaya Neva River

Birzhevoy Bridge

Address
  
Birzhevoy bridge, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 199034

Similar
  
Tuchkov Bridge, Palace Bridge, Trinity Bridge - Saint Pet, Blagoveshchensky Bridge, Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge

The birzhevoy bridge and the flying dutchman in the river neva of saint petersburg


Birzhevoy Bridge (also known as Exchange Bridge; Russian: Биржево́й мост) is the bridge across Malaya Neva (distributary of Neva River) in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Its length is 239 meters and width is 27 meters. Birzhevoy bridge connects Vasilievsky Island and Petrogradsky Island. It takes its name from the famous Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange (also Bourse, Russian: Биржа) building located on Vasilievsky Island.

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Night view of spit of vasilyevsky island and opened birzhevoy bridge with rostral column timelapse


Timeline

  • 1894 - the original wooden bridge is built
  • 1922 - renamed to Builders Bridge
  • 1956 - major reconstruction
  • 1989 - renamed back to Exchange Bridge
  • References

    Birzhevoy Bridge Wikipedia