Ladoga Bridge is an example of rational use of both local conditions and the most acceptable construction technologies. Built in the second half of the 70s of the last century, it became the embodiment of then dominant socialist minimalism and the economical distribution of resources.
Ladoga Bridge is located a few tens of kilometers from St. Petersburg, in a very strategically important area. It is here that the Neva flows from Lake Ladoga, in addition, this structure is an important point on the highway from the Northern capital to Murmansk. The need for this bridge construction also follows from the fact that the famous Oreshek fortress is nearby, which you can get into from the city only by overcoming this building.
The Ladoga bridge was built at the time, based on purely economic goals, so you should not look for any artistic value in it. This is a powerful and reliable reinforced concrete structure, in which there are nine spans, one of them is adjustable. The importance of this structure is due to the fact that until St. Petersburg itself there are simply no other similar objects.
Tourists visit the Ladoga bridge most often due to the fact that in the immediate vicinity there is a diorama museum that tells about the heroic moments of the breakthrough of the Leningrad blockade. It is through this building that one can get from the city to such famous memorial complexes as Nevsky Piglet, Maryino, Sinyavinsky Heights, where you can get acquainted in more detail with the heroic pages of seventy years ago.
In the immediate vicinity of the place where the Ladoga Bridge is located, fierce battles with Nazi invaders took place in the formidable 1940s. Evidence of this is the T-34 tank, preserved from those times, as well as the appearance of part of the structure, made in the form of a powerful pillbox. There are also numerous memorial plaques with the names of the fallen soldiers and officers.
Today, this facility also plays an important role in terms of permitting transport vessels going from St. Petersburg to Lake Ladoga and back. In this regard, the Ladoga Bridge wiring schedule, which is adopted at the beginning of the shipping season and which the commanders of all watercraft are obliged to adhere, is very important. Naturally, all these terms are also coordinated with the work of the bridges of St. Petersburg.
At the same time, the Ladoga bridge, wiring-2013 of which was carried out at 10 and 15 hours, respectively, can be parted additionally to please the owners of vehicles, however, all such requirements should be informed to its management in advance. The same applies to fishing vessels fishing at the exit of the Neva from Lake Ladoga.
The last reconstruction of this bridge was made almost ten years ago on the eve of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Great Victory. Currently, this structure is doing an excellent job of dropping the load on it to connect the most important areas of the Leningrad Region.