It was the third permanent bridge across the Neva, built between 1897 and 1903 by the French firm Société de Construction des Batignolles.

The winner was the out-of-competition conception by Paul-Joseph Bodin aided by Arthur Flachet, Vincent Chabrol, and Claude Patouillard from the French Société de Construction des Batignolles.

A special commission from the Imperial Academy of Arts, including Leon Benois also participated in the project.

In the same political spirit, Nicholas II of Russia laid the foundation stone for the Pont Alexandre III in Paris, another memorial to the Franco-Russian Alliance.

During the reconstruction water slopes were enlarged and granite benches were set along left bank abutment.

[1] It is believed that the Soviet pilot Valery Chkalov flew his plane under the Trinity Bridge in the 1930s – while there is no documentary proof of this event, his wife has confirmed it.