One-span Stone Bridge across the Griboedov Canal along Gorokhovaya Street was built in 1776 under the supervision of engineer I. Borisov. Since then, it has survived without rework. The bridge was named Kamenny, because the walls of the arch, the arch and other parts of it were built of stone.

In the summer of 1880, revolutionaries from the Narodnaya Volya Society laid under the dynamite bridge, intending to blow up the bridge during the passage of the crew of Emperor Alexander II. However, the attempt was never carried out, as there was no certainty that the explosives were really enough to break the bridge. 7 dynamite poods hidden in four gutta-percha pillows were removed from the bottom of the canal in the spring of 1881, after the death of the emperor, during the investigation of the "case of sixteen."

The technological feature of the Stone Bridge is a rather steep bend, determined by the technology of arched stone constructions. And when the first buses appeared in St. Petersburg in the beginning of the 20th century, the entrances to the bridge turned out to be too steep for these cars. During peak hours the conductor sometimes had to ask passengers to leave the bus and climb the bridge on foot. The unloaded vehicle overcame the ascent and the passengers again took their places on the bridge and continued on their way.

Address: St. Petersburg, ul. Gorokhovaya Street

Stone bridge in St. Petersburg