The bridge connects 1st and 2nd Admiralty Islands which are in the Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg.

[1] In 1940 a single-span wooden balcony bridge was built for passing festive demonstrations from the Palace Square.

[2] In 1964 the bridge was rebuilt into a single-span arch with a solid reinforced concrete vault according to the design of engineer V. S. Ksenofontov and architect L. A.

The superstructure is made oblique (the Winter Canal flows into the Moyka river at an angle) in plan and has a solid reinforced concrete hinged vault.

The supports of the bridge are made of monolithic reinforced concrete on a pile foundation.