The 2nd Winter Bridge spans the Winter Canal at the embankment of the Moika River, connecting the 1st and 2nd Admiralty Islands. The bridge is 23.6 meters long and 11.3 meters wide. The bridge is skewed in plan, with an angle of 61°3'.
This is a single-span reinforced concrete arch bridge. The span structure is designed as a fixed arch. The abutments are made of monolithic reinforced concrete on a pile foundation. The arch and abutments are faced with granite, with the rustication of the arch and the keystone echoing the outline of the arch of the 1st Winter Bridge. The railing, as on the 1st Winter Bridge, is a solid granite parapet.
There was no bridge over the Winter Canal at its confluence with the Moika River until the 1930s. Only in 1933 was a floating crossing installed along the Moika embankment over the Winter Canal. The bridge was needed to allow columns to pass after festive demonstrations on May 1 and November 7.
In 1940, a permanent wooden bridge was built on the site of the floating crossing — a single-span beam-and-truss structure with wooden railings and a wooden roadway. The bridge was named the 2nd Winter Bridge, while the Winter Bridge located upstream became the 1st Winter Bridge.
The current 2nd Winter Bridge was constructed between 1962 and 1964, designed by specialists from the "Lengiproinzhproekt" institute — engineer Ksenofontov and architect Noskov. Its arch and granite parapets were executed in the same style as the neighboring 1st Winter and Hermitage bridges. The new bridge completed the architectural appearance of the Winter Canal embankment and the Moika embankment near Palace Square.
The bridge offers an impressive view of the Winter Canal embankment, the 1st Winter and Hermitage bridges, and the State Hermitage Museum. This view is considered one of the popular symbols of Saint Petersburg.
Sources:
https://mostotrest-spb.ru/bridges/2-j-zimnij
