Dolgorukov Bridge
River Barrier: The Okkervil River
Purpose: Road Bridges, Pedestrian Bridges
Bridge width: 24 m
Year of creation: 2009
Overall length: 35,3 m
Engineers: R.R. Shipov
Characteristics
The Dolgorukov Bridge spans the Okkervil River in Nevsky District on the right bank of the Neva. It is a 35.3-meter-long and 24-meter-wide single-span reinforced concrete bridge.
History
The bridge was built to the design of Lengiproinzhproekt Institute in 2009. The project author is engineer R.R. Shipov. The crossing connected two parts of Voroshilova Street and improved the transport connections between the Ladozhsky Railway Station and south-eastern districts of St. Petersburg.
In 2010, the bridge was given the name “Dolgorukov” after the historic district and railway station Dacha Dolgorukova.
More to know
Historically, Dacha Dolgorukova was the name of the lands in the area of Malaya Okhta which were once owned by Prince Dolgorukov, an associate of Peter I.