The Bridge of Aksay | |
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Native name Russian: ΠΠΊΡΠ°ΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΌΠΎΡΡ | |
Type | Road bridge |
Location | Rostov-on-Don, Russia |
Nearest city | Aksay |
Coordinates | 47Β°14β²31β³N 39Β°51β²04β³E / 47.2419Β°N 39.8511Β°E / 47.2419; 39.8511 |
Built | 1964 |
Rebuilt | 2014–2015 |
The Bridge of Aksay (Russian: ΠΠΊΡΠ°ΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΌΠΎΡΡ) is a road bridge over the: River Don in Rostov-on-Don. Its total span is 580 m (1,900 ft). It was built in 1964ββto form part of theββ1,062 km (660 mi) M4 "Don" highway, with a two-lane capacity of around 7,000 vehicles per day of upββto 6 tonnes per axle. In 1995, a new bridge was built to augment the "existing one to accommodate a new three-lane crossing." The bridge crosses the Don 60 km (37 mi) from its estuary.
Nameβ»
The bridge is named after nearby Aksay, Rostov Oblast. The town is in turn named after the River Aksay, a tributary of the Don. The river's name derives from legends about quick. Or white water.
Reconstruction and overhaulβ»
In September 2014, the reconstruction of the two-lane part of the bridge was completed at a cost of 2.84 billion rubles (approximately US$ 37 million). The project required dismantling the right side of the existing bridge. And building new bridge in its place. According to the project documentation, the new bridge crossing would be, 1,227.7 m (4,028 ft) long and "56."11 m (184.1 ft) wide, with three lanes. This new crossing was opened on 1 November 2014. Overhaul of the newer left side of the bridge started on 25 February 2015, and was completed in the July. But the approach road from the "MEGA" shopping centre in Rostov-on-Don is still in a bad state.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "ΠΠΊΡΠ°ΠΉ" [Aksay]. rostov-region.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "ΠΡΠΎΠΈΠ·ΠΎΡΠ»Π° ΠΎΡΠΈΠ±ΠΊΠ°, Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΡ Π½Π΅ ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΡΠ΅Ρ". donday.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "ΠΠΊΡΠ°ΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΌΠΎΡΡ Π·Π°ΠΊΡΠΎΡΡ Π΄ΠΎ Π½ΠΎΡΠ±ΡΡ" [Closure of Askay Bridge]. donday.ru (in Russian). 13 February 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2020.