Exchange Bridge

Elevated bridge span of Birzhevoy (Exchange) Bridge
View of Birzhevoy Bridge over the Malaya Neva
Baltic seagull and Birzhevoy Bridge with festive decorations

Crossing the mouth of the Malaya Neva River between Vasilevsky Island and Mytninskaya Embankment on the Petrograd Side, the Exchange Bridge, which takes its name from the nearby Stock Exchange Building - "birzha" in Russian - was built between 1957 and 1960, but designed to match the much older Palace Bridge on the other side of the Vasilevsky Island Spit. The five-span steel bridge rests on granite-faced piers of reinforced concrete, and the bridges simple but elegant decorations include cast iron railings featuring nautical decorations.

Timetable of bridge openings: here

Accommodation near the Exchange Bridge

HOTELS: Editors' picks

Solo Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge in St. Petersburg, Russia

Solo Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge

Five-star hotel with excellent facilities and superior central location

Tradition Hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia

Tradition Hotel

Elegantly fitted mini-hotel with views on the Exchange Bridge

Trezzini Art Hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia

Trezzini Art Hotel

Popular quirky small hotel with a great location on Vasilevskiy Island

APARTMENTS and HOSTELS: Editors' picks

Prestige on Vasilevsky in St. Petersburg, Russia

Prestige on Vasilevsky

Large selection of one-bed and studio lets in peaceful historic neighborhood

Nevsky 3 Guest House in St. Petersburg, Russia

Nevsky 3 Guest House

Affordable accommodation steps from Palace Square and the Hermitage

MIR Hostel in St. Petersburg, Russia

MIR Hostel

Friendly and welcoming backpacker hostel with a prime location for sightseeing

Dining near the Exchange Bridge

RESTAURANTS: Editors' picks

Staraya Tamozhnya (The Old Custom House) restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia

Staraya Tamozhnya (Old Custom House)

Venerable luxury restaurant maintaining high standard for two decades

Restoran restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia

Restoran (Restaurant)

Simply elegant and highly rated fine-dining restaurant on Vasilevskiy Island

Grad Petrov restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia

Grad Petrov

German brew pub serving tasty sausages with spectacular riverside terrace