Lower Swan Bridge is a stone bridge in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg. The original bridge had wooden railings and brick arch. It was 19.6 meters long and 19.9 meters broad. In the year 1837, the construction work of Lower Swan Bridge was completed. Often this bridge is called the Venice of the North. This bridge stands between Mars Field and Letny Sad and A.D. Gotman is the chief designer of this bridge.
Lower Swan Bridge and Its Decorative Style
The Lower Swan Bridge is mainly decorated by its cast-iron railings. In 1880, this bridge was reconstructed. This bridge has a brick arch, wherease granite blocks have been used to mark the outline. The iron railings of this Russian road bridge comprise 7 parts that are divided by the several posts.
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Sidewalk Path on Lower Swan Bridge
There is also a sidewalk path on this bridge. 3 granite columns and cobblestone are used to protect this slab. Finally, in early 20th century a major change was brought into the brick arch construction style. Presently, this concrete arch of Saint Petersburg Bridge is completely supported by the steel trusses system.
Reconstruction Work of Russian Road Bridge
In the year 1925, the Lower Swan Bridge was again reconstructed and since then no serious repairing has been done to the bridge. The reconstruction work of 1925 was made under the guidance of A. Solarev and B. Vasilyev (engineers). It is one of the famous bridges of Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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