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ALEXANDER NEVSKY BRIDGE The longest bridge in St. Petersburg and one of the most modern and practical bridges in the Northern Capital, the Alexander Nevsky Bridge located at the south eastern end of the Nevsky Prospect was built in the 1960s to the design of the team of talented engineers from Lengiprotransmost Design Institute led by Evdonin with the assistance of architects Zhuk, Mayofis and Sinitsa. Named after the Alexander Nevsky Monastery (Lavra), the bridge connects Ploshchad Aleksandra Nevskogo with Zanevskii Prospekt and serves as a part of the convenient express motorway (traffic on the riverbanks is arranged on two levels: on the bridge and on the embankments) that links the Southern and the Northern parts of the city - the 29 m width of the carriageway ensures traffic operation in 3 lanes in each direction. 905,7 meters long and 35 meters wide the Alexander Nevsky bridge, solving a major transportation problem in St. Petersburg, is also noted for its impressive dimensions (huge spans of 110 and 123,5 m, the beams of 5,000 tons each, the central part of the bridge is a 50 m bascule span) that enable navigation of large-capacity vessels on the Neva as part of the Volga-Baltic waterway system. The bridge is also famous for several innovations used for its creation including iron-concrete support shells, improved beam span support and eight-sided columns for stronger bank abutment; it was the first bridge in Leningrad where shell piles and hydraulically driven mechanism for bridge drawing were used. The construction of the Alexander Nevsky Bridge with its railings, lamps and other features in a functional, modern and strict style was completed on November 5, 1965.

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