Another huge bridge project is close to its finale. The long-awaited bridge over Zolotoy Rog bay united the centre of Vladivostok with Churkin cape. The final locking panel was lifted.
The idea to build a bridge over Zolotoy Rog bay appeared in minds back in the XIX century. In 1959 Nikita Khruschev ordered to turn Vladivostok into Russian “San-Francisco”, though the plan of the construction remained only on papers.
The tunnel 250 m deep scared the citizens first but soon it was beautified and surrounded by benches.
Giant pylons of the bridge 220 m high have already become the symbol of Vladivostok – they are visible from nearly all districts of the city.
Panels up to 14 m long were lifted almost weekly.
In 3 years, 8 months, 20 days the bridge over Zolotoy Rog locked up.
On April, 14th, the workers lifted the last, locking panel, 7 m long and 135 tons heavy, it was the “golden link” of one of the largest cable-braced bridges in the world. Only welding works remained ahead.
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Location: Vladivostok
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ALL GLORY TO LORD PUTIN!!!!!
MODERN RUSSIA ACTUALLY BUILT SOMETHING… A WHOLE BRIDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL ^This^
americans are just jelly that russians wont have to pay a toll to cross it. new bridges in america are heavily tolled now because you cant afford them
Unfortunately the bridge goes nowhere.
This bridge connects center of Vladivostok with another part of the city across the bay. You really have no clue.
They probably don’t understand what it is like when your contry crumbles, when most of economy and infrastructure collapse, when previous mentality doesen’t work anymore, when spiritual values replaced by material things and society slowly degrades… and after all that people still rise, live, rebuild little by little to have a strong country, pride and hope in tomorow.
Well,despite the obvious irony in your words, this really is a great achievement for modern Russia. This is, even if a bit belated, russian answer to Golden Gate bridge.
ALL GLORY TO THE US !!!!!!!
MODERN AMERICA CANT BUILD A BRIDGE BECAUSE MODERN CHINA WILL NOT LEND THEM THE MONEY.!!!!!!
Yes indeed, but America unlike Russia only needs chinese money. Russia on the other hand sold its entire far east to china, financially and geographically.