Bridges are strategically important structures that serve to overcome various obstacles (rivers, ravines, lakes, canals, etc.). They were built in ancient times. Initially, the bridges were short, since the ancient engineers did not possess the knowledge that their fellow contemporaries possessed. Today, the diversity of these structures is amazing. In this article about the most-most bridges in Russia we will tell about the most famous of them.
More, higher, longer!
It is quite natural that the most notable bridges are those that differ from the rest by their size. The three largest Russian bridges are Saratov, built near Pristannoe village on the Volga riverbed, Presidential (Ulyanovsk region, Kuibyshev reservoir) and Kamsky (Tatarstan, Sorochi Gory village). The Saratov Bridge, which is the third largest in length, has a length of 12.76 kilometers. Thanks to its construction it was possible to reduce the road from Asia to Europe by five hundred kilometers! On the second place is the Presidential Bridge (12.97 kilometers). We built it for 23 years, and the cost of the project exceeded 38 billion rubles. And the biggest bridge in Russia has not yet been commissioned. The length of the automobile bridge in the village of Sorochi Gory (Tatarstan) is almost 14 kilometers.
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If to speak about the highest bridge in Russia, then this is the famous giant located on the highway of federal significance M27 "Dzhubga-Sochi" (Golovinka region). The height of its supports is 80 meters. The bridge above the Zubovaya Slit allowed to shorten the path along the mountain serpentine. From its height you can admire the Black Sea coast and the rocky cliffs of Zubova Slit. It is strictly prohibited for pedestrians to cross the road.
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As for the most beautiful bridges in Russia, as a result of a survey poll conducted in 2013 by the Federal Road Agency, it was established that such are the Murom bridge built over the Oka River, the Khanty-Mansiysk bridge across the Irtysh and the crossing of the Ob in the vicinity of Surgut . These structures are really worthy of attention, since their designs can not be called standard and traditional.
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Miracle of engineering thought
Russia is rich and unusual bridges, which are distinguished by the delights of construction and engineering technologies. One of them - Khabarovsk, connecting the Amur coast. This bridge was built in the distant 1916. And only in 2009 the unique design was reconstructed. The uniqueness of this structure is the presence of two tiers. The first (upper) serves to ensure the movement of cars, and the second (lower) - for trains. If we talk about its total length, then taking into account the overpasses, it is 3.89 kilometers. Among the suspended cable-stayed bridges in Russia, the uniqueness championship was given to the bridge in Vladivostok, which appeared in the Guinness Book of Records. This bridge - the owner of the palm tree of the championship immediately by three criteria. First, in the newest Russian history it is the most expensive. Secondly, the length of the span of 1104 meters - a record among all suspended structures. And, thirdly, for this bridge the height of the first pylons reaches 324 meters. It is impossible not to mention the original design of the St. Petersburg Bolshoi Obukhov bridge, which consists of two parallel halves.
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In fact, there are a lot of outstanding bridges on the territory of Russia. Many of them are famous for unique designs, over which hundreds of great engineers worked. Thanks to their efforts, the federal transport network is constantly developing for the benefit of society.
Also here you can learn about the longest bridges in the world.