BLUE BRIDGE (SINIY MOST)
The widest bridge in the world
 Right between St
Isaac's
and the City Hall there is a bridge that is
very hard to see. It is as wide as the adjacent
Isaakievskaya Square. And it currently serves as
a parking lot. Yet, at 319' 2'' (97.3 meters)
the so-called Blue Bridge (Siniy Most) is
the widest bridge in the world. To the dismay of
the people of St. Petersburg the Blue Bridge was
not accepted as the Widest Bridge in the World by
the Guinness Book of Records. The reason for this
is unknown (probably there is no reason at all).
If you find a wider bridge elsewhere in the
world, please, let us know.
The Blue Bridge
was designed by architect V.I. Geste and built of
cast iron in 1818. In 1842-1844 it was
reconstructed and widened to 319' 2''. The name
"Blue Bridge" originated from the tradition of
color-coding downtown bridges. Hence the lower
part of the Blue Bridge is still painted blue.
St. Petersburg bridges: more bridges
than anywhere else.
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