Мост через Амурскую протоку, Road bridge in Khabarovsk Region, Russia
The Bridge across the Amur Channel is a two-lane reinforced-concrete road bridge in Khabarovsk District, Khabarovsk Krai. It crosses the Amur Channel to connect the mainland with Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island. Its total length is 957 metres, and its spans rise 13 metres above the water.
The road opened in 2013 and replaced an earlier seasonal crossing system. In summer and fall a floating bridge was used, while in winter an ice road served the route.
The bridge was meant to link Khabarovsk Region with China's Heilongjiang Province independently of season and weather, replacing the Pokrovka–Zhaohe border crossing and the Khabarovsk–Fuyuan river route. It also belongs to the 2010–2016 programme for Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island, which foresaw an international tourist and recreation complex. Khabarovsk itself still lacks a permanent road link to Ussuriysky settlement, since the island has no roads.
The crossing provides reliable passage throughout the year and rises 13 meters above the water. This height is important for maintaining stability through changing weather and water conditions.
The seasonal pontoon bridge was assembled by the 118th separate pontoon-bridge battalion of the railway troops, involving about 150 people and 30 vehicles. It could be built in four days and weighed over 1,200 tons.
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