This bridge in Vasilkovo is presumably one of very few in Russia (specialists affirm that only two or three of this kind are to be found in the whole of Leningrad region) to have survived almost intact from the beginning of the 19th century when it had been built.
The cobblestone road running across the bridge is still well seen under the feet. It was once quite busy and led to the city of Archangelsk (Archangeljskij trakt), but is now completely abandoned.
Iron cramps on either side of the bridge’s parapet (to reinforce the stone railing) were supposedly added in the course of the 19th century, but not later than the beginning of the 20th century.
Address: Russia, Leningradskaja oblastj, Vasiljkovo (Žicharevo railway station)
First published in the Levinarium Telegram Channel (now closed and deleted)