Starting from the 16th century, 5 bridges were built across Narva (2 in the Swedish era, 1 in the period of the Russian Empire and 2 in the period of the USSR ). Two of them (Soviet bridges) operate today. This is the pedestrian and pedestrian Narva Friendship Bridge , as well as the Narva Railway Bridge . Both of them are currently connecting Russia and Estonia. In the middle of both bridges runs the Russian-Estonian border .
Bridges in the Past
- The first Swedish bridge over Narva from the second half of the 16th to the end of the 17th century represented a floating wooden structure on one of the reaches of the river with a slow flow [1] .
- The second Swedish bridge across Narva appeared on the general plan of the city in 1649 . It was built in the narrowest place of the river in 1698. This stationary wooden bridge was designed by architect Hans Kindler [2] [3] .
- The Russian authorities more thoroughly approached the design of the bridge across the river, since in 1721 the Russian Empire bought Estonia and just 150 km from the river the new capital of Russia, St. Petersburg, was built. In 1828-1829, the construction of a new modern bridge with granite columns instead of wood was completed on Narva [4] . During the Second World War, bridges over Narva were of great importance both for the Red Army and for the Nazi troops [5] . During the retreat of the Red Army on August 17, 1941, this bridge was blown up [4] . In 1945 , the Red Army according to the plans of the 1820s. recreated on the site of the destroyed temporary wooden bridge, operating until 1960. In 1957 , the construction of the modern Narva Friendship Bridge, which was overhauled in 2011 , began.
Active Bridges
- Narva Friendship Bridge 1960 .
- The Narva railway bridge was also blown up during the retreat of the Red Army during the Second World War, then rebuilt by the Nazis in 1942, then fully reconstructed again in peacetime [5] .
Bridge over Narva in the 19th century
The 1829 bridge built in the 1860s
Narva Friendship Bridge in 2011
Narva Railway Bridge
Notes
- ↑ O. Ida. Narva 2009
- ↑ VE: Kindler, Hans - ehitusinsener
- ↑ O. Kochenovsky. Narva Tallinn, Valgus, 1991
- ↑ 1 2 Narva bridge on stone supports. - It was a long time ago <! - if (Cases of bygone days) -> - Cases of bygone days <! - endif-> - Articles catalog - Narva. Shards of history
- ↑ 1 2 Germans rebuild bridge over Narva, 1942 - YouTube