Old Ladoga Canal

The Old Ladoga Canal is a hydraulic structure 111 kilometers long, connecting Novaya Ladoga and Shlisselburg, where the canal flows into the Neva River at its source from Lake Ladoga. Construction of the canal began on May 22, 1719, under the general supervision of Alexander Menshikov and the leadership of Major General Grigory Skornyakov-Pisarev. By 1842, with the advent of steamboats on Lake Ladoga, the old canal turned out to be too narrow and shallow, which is why it was repeatedly widened. In Shlisselburg, the canal lock has been repeatedly repaired, and the restoration of this structure announced for 2025 is to be carried out in several stages.