Crossing (Memorial)

The "Crossing" Memorial in the village of Sheremetevka near Shlisselburg is dedicated to the pontoon troops who, in 1943, provided transport links between besieged Leningrad and the rest of the country. It commemorates a wooden low-water railway bridge 1.3 km long, built on 2,644 piles and completed on February 2, 1943, using 16 pile drivers. The central stele of the complex is 12 meters high, and its northwest plaque is engraved with an inscription about building bridges across the Neva River. In 2020, both steles underwent major restoration as part of the state program for the development of culture and tourism in the Leningrad region.