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#### Old Bridges of Kharkiv

1. The Lopansky Bridge at the beginning of the Ekaterinoslavskaya Street (the Poltava Road) was the first major bridge in Kharkiv during the Cossack era, existing by 1745. A new iron bridge on stone foundations was built in 1888 by the Kharkiv Horse-Drawn Tramway Company as part of a contract to construct a tram line in the city. By that time, the tram had already been using this crossing for six years. During the Great Patriotic War, the bridge was destroyed and rebuilt according to the design of architect A. V. Mezerovsky in 1958.

2. The Small Lopansky Bridge (also known as the Old Lopansky Bridge or the Office Bridge) is located at the beginning of the Kontorskaya Street (formerly Krasnooktyabrskaya Street). It has been in use since the mid-19th century, connecting Torgovaya Square to Pavlovskaya Square.

3. The Merchant Bridge crosses the Lopan River and connects the Kupechesky/Spaschenko-Triapkinsky Slope (formerly Halturnin Slope) to the Blagoveshchensky Cathedral. This stone bridge emerged in the mid-19th century, following the construction of the Blagoveshchensky Cathedral, which was completed in 1909 and restored in 1944.

4. The Bursatsky Bridge crosses the Lopan River; a wooden bridge was initially built in the mid-19th century, followed by a first stone bridge at the beginning of the 20th century. A new bridge was constructed in 1933 and restored in 1946.

5. The Ivanovsky Bridge crosses the Lopan River on the Ivanovskaya Street. A wooden structure was initially built in the second half of the 19th century, and a stone bridge was erected in 1929, later renovated in 1953.

6. The Rogatinsky Bridge crosses the Lopan River in the Rogatinsky Alley (located in the Central Market area). A wooden bridge was constructed here in the mid-19th century, and a stone bridge was built in 1931, restored in 1945.

7. The Fish Bridge crosses the Kharkov River, connecting Rybnaya Square to Mariinskaya Street. It appeared in the second half of the 19th century; although a wooden bridge previously existed at this location. Later, a Belgian tram line was operated on this bridge.