Smolenka River

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Smolenka River

Smolenka (Russian: Смоленка) is a minor river in the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is one of the armlets of the Neva River forming its delta. It branches off the Malaya Neva armlet at 59°57′00″N 30°16′25″E / 59.95000°N 30.27361°E / 59.95000; 30.27361, and flows through the Smolensky Cemetery into the Gulf of Finland, separating Decembrists' Island from the Vasilievsky Island. Its length is 3700 m.

The river takes its name from the Smolensky Cemetery. There are four bridges across the Smolenka:

  • Uralsky Bridge
  • Smolensky Bridge
  • Nalichny Bridge
  • Shipbuilders' Bridge
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.