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'''Trinity Bridge''' ({{lang-ru|Тро́ицкий мост}}, ''Troitskiy Most'') is a [[bascule bridge]] across the [[Neva River|Neva]] in [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]]. It connects [[Kamennoostrovsky Prospect]] with [[Suvorov Square (Saint Petersburg)|Suvorov Square]]. It was the third permanent bridge across the [[Neva]], built between 1897 and 1903 by the French firm [[Société de Construction des Batignolles]]. It is {{convert|582|m|ft|sp=us}} long and {{convert|23.6|m|ft|sp=us}} wide.
The bridge takes its name from the [[Old Trinity Cathedral]] which used to stand at its northern end. In the 20th century, it was known as ''Equality Bridge'' ({{lang-ru|мост Ра́венства}}, 1918–1934) and ''Kirovsky Bridge'' ({{lang-ru|Ки́ровский мост}}, 1934–1999)
==History and construction==
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