Demidov Bridge

In the beginning of the 18th century, on the site of the modern Demidov Bridge, existed a wooden bridge named Saarsky Bridge, since it was on the road leading to Tsarskoe Selo.

Between 1834 and 1835 the single-span arched cast iron bridge was constructed by engineers E.A. Adam and Pierre-Dominique Bazaine. The arched span of the bridge consisted of 91 cast iron boxes, which were fastened by bolts. Bridge supports were made from stone, coated by granite. ^[2]

The iron castings of the bridge railings are artistically of high level. The ornament is palmette, an artistic motif based on the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree. The bridge entrance features lamp posts. In 1954–1955 the restoration project took place under the supervision of architect A.L. Rotach. The lost lamps, poles and railing fragments were replaced.

Several houses near the bridge have special memorial plaques on their facades, commemorating the level of the water during the catastrophic flooding on November 7, 1824, described by Pushkin in the Bronze Horseman poem.

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