The Palace Bridge with a view of the Peter and Paul Fortress

Postcard ID: RU-2021991
Country: Russia

I think that drawbridges of Saint-Petersburg is known in many world countries. As Russia is our neighbor we know about it and want to see these performance, preferably during white nights in June :)

Palace Bridge  is a road traffic and foot bascule bridge spanning the Neva River in Saint Petersburg between Palace Square and Vasilievsky Island. Like every other Neva bridge (except for Big Obukhovsky Bridge), it is drawn by night, making foot travel between various parts of the city virtually impossible. It was built by the French firm Société de Construction des Batignolles.

The total length of Palace Bridge is 260.1 metres, width is 27.8 metres. It is actually composed of five spans, the southernmost joining Palace Embankment between Winter Palace and Admiralty and leading to Palace Square.