And so no one could say for sure how the thickness of its ice was influenced by currents and winds, what loads the ice could sustain and for how long, and so on. And yet the road had to be built, come what may. It was the only way to save Leningrad. Preparations began as far back as October 1941. A series of aerial and hydrological surveys were made, and different methods of road-laying were tested. It was finally decided to build it across the Schlisselburg inlet in the southern part of the lake. This was not the best solution since the Nazi positions were just 12 to 13 kilometres away.
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