St. John's Bridge - (until 1887 - Petrovsky ) - a bridge across the Kronverksky Strait in the Petrograd District of St. Petersburg , connects the Zayachiy and Petrograd Islands. Built on the site of the first bridge in St. Petersburg .
| St. John's bridge | |
|---|---|
 View from the Kronverksky Strait | |
| Application area | Car, pedestrian |
| Crosses | Kronverksky Strait |
| Location | Petrogradsky district of St. Petersburg |
| Exploitation | |
| Opening | 1703 (floating), 1706 (lifting) |
 | Object of cultural heritage of Russia of federal significance reg. No. 781610574770036 ( EGROKN ) (Wikigid database) |
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Location
Connects the St. John’s Gate of the Peter and Paul Fortress and the Kronverkskaya Embankment near Kamennoostrovsky Prospect .
Downstream is the Kronverksky Bridge .
The nearest metro station is Gorkovskaya .
Title
The bridge was called Petrovsky from the moment of construction [1] , and since 1887 it began to be called Ioannovsky .
History
The history of St. Petersburg began in 1703 with the laying of the Peter and Paul Fortress. The first bridge in the new city was a floating wooden bridge connecting the fortress on Hare Island with the buildings on Gorodovoy (now Petrograd) island.
The floating ram-bridge model of 1705 had two draw spans and was placed on wooden barges. It was induced in the summer, first indicated on the plan of St. Petersburg in 1705. According to historians, these flights were built for defensive purposes: as the enemy approached, the bridge could be burned [2] [3] .
In 1706, the floating bridge was replaced by a drawbridge with a pile-strut structure, it was located upstream of the Kronverksky Strait [3] . Despite the restructuring, two adjustable spans were preserved; an intermediate fortification was built between them. At the same time, the earthen bastions of the Peter and Paul Fortress began to be rebuilt from earthen fortresses into stone ones [2] .
In 1738 , when the need for additional fortifications finally disappeared, the bridge was rebuilt. By that time, the John Ravelin had already been built, the John Gate was actively under construction (completed in 1740), and the bridge was oriented to this gate [3] . On both banks of the stone dams were built, which ended in arches. In the middle of the river bed was the wooden part of the bridge. She was pile construction with adjustable span [2] .
During the subsequent service, a successive chain of bridge reconstructions led to the fact that the through arches were laid with stone. New railings and lanterns were installed, but the bridge was renovated without structural changes until the middle of the 20th century. In 1951, reconstruction was carried out with the replacement of the supporting beams with metal, while the flooring was left wooden. After that, new metal lanterns and a fence made in the style of the beginning of the 19th century were installed on the bridge [3] .
The modern Ioannovsky bridge is a pedestrian and still relies on the stone foundations of the old bridge.
On a pile near the bridge on May 7, 2003, a hare figure was installed. Unofficially, it is called " Bunny, escaped from the flood " [4] .
Bridge construction
the bridge has a cobblestone pavement and wooden sidewalks. In the background John’s Gate
Lattice pattern
Lamp
Notes
- ↑ Gorbachevich K.S. , Khablo E.P. Why are they so named? On the origin of the names of streets, squares, islands, rivers and bridges in Leningrad. - L .: Lenizdat , 1967 .-- 470 p.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Bunin M.S. Bridges of Leningrad. Essays on the history and architecture of the bridges of St. Petersburg - Petrograd - Leningrad .. - L .: Stroyizdat , Leningrad. Otdel, 1986.- 280 s.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Stepnov, 1991 , p. 9.
- ↑ Monument "Bunny Escaping the Flood" in St. Petersburg
Literature
- Bunin M.S. Bridges of Leningrad. Essays on the history and architecture of the bridges of St. Petersburg - Petrograd - Leningrad. - L .: Stroyizdat, 1986.- 280 p.
- Gorbachevich K. S. , Khablo E. P. Why are they so named? On the origin of the names of streets, squares, islands, rivers and bridges of Leningrad. - 3rd ed., Rev. and add. - L .: Lenizdat , 1985 .-- S. 462. - 511 p.
- Gorbachevich K. S. , Khablo E. P. Why are they so named? On the origin of the names of streets, squares, islands, rivers and bridges of St. Petersburg. - 4th ed., Revised. - SPb. : Norint , 1996 .-- S. 326. - 359 p. - ISBN 5-7711-0002-1 .
- City names today and yesterday: Petersburg toponymy / comp. S.V. Alekseeva, A.G. Vladimirovich , A.D. Erofeev et al. - 2nd ed., Revised. and add. - SPb. : Lick , 1997 .-- S. 50 .-- 288 p. - (Three centuries of Northern Palmyra). - ISBN 5-86038-023-2 .
- Novikov Yu. V. Bridges and embankments of Leningrad / Comp. P.P. Stepnov. - L .: Lenizdat, 1991 .-- 320 p.
- Plyukhin E.V., Punin A.L. Bridges hung over the waters ... - L .: Aurora, 1975 .-- 298 p.
- Punin A. L. The Tale of Leningrad Bridges. - L .: Lenizdat, 1971. - 192 p.
- Tumilovich E.V., Altunin S.E. Bridges and embankments of Leningrad. Album. - M .: Publishing House of the Ministry of Public Utilities of the RSFSR, 1963. - 298 p.
- Pankrashkina N.I. Bridges of the Peter and Paul Fortress // Local Lore Notes: studies and materials. - SPb. : GMISPb, 1998. - T. 6 , No. 4 . - S. 189-220 .
Links
- Ioannovsky bridge // SPb GBU "Mostotrest"
- Ioannovsky bridge // Encyclopedia of St. Petersburg