Exchange bridge

Exchange Bridge (Russian: Биржевой 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. Exchange bridge connects Vasilievsky Island and Petrogradsky Island. It takes its name from the famous St. Petersburg Bourse (i.e. Exchange) building located on Vasilievsky Island. The River Neva (Нева́) is a 74 km-long Russian river flowing from Lake Ladoga (Ладожское Озеро — Ladozhskoye Ozero) through the Karelian Isthmus (Карельский Перешеек — Karelskii Peresheyek) and the city of Saint Petersburg (Санкт-Петербург — Sankt Peterburg) to the Gulf of Finland (Финский Залив — Finskii Zaliv). ... distributary in Else and Hase at Melle A seasonal Distributary of the Kaveri river on the Kaveri delta, near Nannilam, India. ... River Neva (Нева́) is a 74 km long Russian river flowing from the Lake Ladoga (Ладожское Озеро - Ladozhskoye Ozero) through the Carelian Isthmus (Карельский &#1055... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... Spit of the Vasilievsky island Vasilievsky Island is a district of Saint Petersburg, bordered by the rivers Bolshaya Neva and Malaya Neva (in the delta of Neva) from South and Northeast, and by the Gulf of Finland from the West. ... The Old Bourse seen from the Neva River The old Saint Petersburg Bourse is the most important monument of the Greek Revival not only in the capital of Imperial Russia but in the whole of the Russian Empire. ... Spit of the Vasilievsky island Vasilievsky Island is a district of Saint Petersburg, bordered by the rivers Bolshaya Neva and Malaya Neva (in the delta of Neva) from South and Northeast, and by the Gulf of Finland from the West. ...

Timeline

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

1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sources

St. Petersburg encyclopedia (Russian)