Amur Bay Bridge, Bridge across Amur Bay in Vladivostok, Russia
The Amur Bay Bridge is a crossing that spans roughly 4.4 kilometers across the bay, connecting the De-Friz Peninsula to the Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula. The roadway has four lanes and sits low over the water.
Construction began in the fall of 2009 as preparation for a major international event scheduled for 2012 in the city. The project was carried out by a company specializing in bridge construction.
The bridge is one of three large crossings completed for the 2012 APEC summit in Vladivostok, alongside the Russky and Zolotoy bridges. It carries the highway linking Novy Village, the De-Friz Peninsula, Sedanka station and Patrokl Bay, and forms part of Federal Highway A370 between Khabarovsk and Vladivostok.
Vehicles travel at a maximum speed of 90 kilometers per hour across the bridge, which offers a faster route out of the city. The wide roadway allows multiple vehicles to drive simultaneously in both directions.
The deck sits only six metres above the water, so even small boats cannot pass beneath it. The longest piles driven into the bay floor reached 55 metres, using a 46-tonne hammer whose striking part weighs 28 tonnes.
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