President Bridge Президентский мост | |
|---|---|
 President Bridge, 20 January 2010 | |
| Coordinates | 54°21′36″N 48°26′34″E / 54.36000°N 48.44278°E |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 5.825 km (3.619 mi) |
| No. of spans | 25 |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1986 |
| Opened | 24 November 2009 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 40,000 vehicles/day |
| Location | |
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The President Bridge (Russian: Президентский мост) is a truss bridge[1] that crosses over the Volga river in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, connecting the city of Ulyanovsk with the east side of the city Ulyanovsk. It is the second longest bridge in Russia, and one of the longest bridges in Europe,[2] with a length of 5.825 kilometres (3.619 mi), and 12.98 kilometres (8.07 mi) including the connecting highway .[3]
It has 25 spans of 221 metres (725 ft) and weighs 4,000 tons.[4] The bridge's capacity is over 40,000 vehicles per day.[5]
- ^ "Ulyanovsk Volga River Bridge". Structurae. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
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remstroymost.ruwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Ульяновский мост будет сдан в следующем году (in Russian). 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
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izvestia.ruwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Виктория Чернышева (27 April 2010). Развязка над Волгой: Новый мост через Волгу в Ульяновске решил транспортные проблемы в регионе (in Russian). Retrieved 11 August 2010.
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