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Hurry to Tver

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13 points4 km2.5 hours

This route introduces you to Tver's main sights, from cathedrals and monuments to a creative cluster and the embankments. Let's get going!

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Route author

Tver Tourist Information Center

Things to do

  • 📜 Learn the city's history
  • 🏛️🕰️ Compare the eras

Route points (13)

  1. Square of the Holy Blessed Prince Mikhail of Tver — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Square of the Holy Blessed Prince Mikhail of Tver

    ⛲ Square · 📜 Historic site

  2. Monument to Mikhail Yaroslavich of Tver — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Monument to Mikhail Yaroslavich of Tver

    🗿 Monument

  3. Andrei Dementyev Monument — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Andrei Dementyev Monument

    🗿 Monument

  4. Stepan Razin Embankment — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Stepan Razin Embankment

    🚶‍♂️ Waterfront · 📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  5. Dormition Cathedral — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Dormition Cathedral

    🕍 Place of worship · 📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  6. New Volga Bridge — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    New Volga Bridge

    🌉 Bridge · ⚙️ Industrial site

  7. House of the Voroshilov Marksmen — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    House of the Voroshilov Marksmen

    📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  8. Zvezda Cinema — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Zvezda Cinema

    🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site

  9. City Garden — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    City Garden

    🌿 Public garden or park · 📜 Historic site

  10. “Galley Tver” Art Piece — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    “Galley Tver” Art Piece

    🎨 Art installations

  11. “To A. S. Pushkin” Sculptural Composition — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    “To A. S. Pushkin” Sculptural Composition

    🗿 Sculptures

  12. Travel Palace — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Travel Palace

    🏰 Palace · 🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site

  13. Old Volga Bridge — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Old Volga Bridge

    🌉 Bridge · 📜 Historic site · 🕵️ Urban legend

Old Volga Bridge in Tver

Point on route “Hurry to Tver”

Old Volga Bridge — point on route “Hurry to Tver”
Old Volga Bridge — point on route “Hurry to Tver”
Old Volga Bridge — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

Point 13

Old Volga Bridge

🌉 Bridge • 📜 Historic site • 🕵️ Urban legend

Description

The bridge was ceremonially opened on September 8, 1900. The Old Volga Bridge was the first permanent bridge across the Volga in Tver.

The Structure

The bridge is 215.5 meters (707 feet) long, its roadway is 5.7 meters (18.7 feet) wide, and each of its sidewalks is 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) wide. The bridge has three spans. In its outline, the Old Volga Bridge resembles the Liberty Bridge across the Danube in Budapest.

Historical Background

In 1941, during the occupation, the bridge was blown up. After the city was liberated, its restoration began.

Myths and Legends

Legend has it that one of the rivets joining the metal structures is made of pure gold. Enthusiastic treasure hunters have tried to find it, without success. Perhaps the rivet was lost along with the spans that were blown up during the retreat.