Bolshoy Obukhovsky Bridge
Bolshoi Obukhovsky Bridge Большо́й Обу́ховский мост | |
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Bolshoi Obukhovsky Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 59°51′14.7″N 30°29′32.65″E |
| Carries | Saint Petersburg Ring Road (4 lanes each bridge, 8 lanes total) |
| Crosses | Neva River |
| Locale | Saint Petersburg |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 2,824 metres (9,265 ft) |
| Width | 25 metres (82 ft) each bridge |
| Height | 120.5 metres (395 ft) |
| Longest span | 382 metres (1,253 ft) |
| Clearance below | 30 metres (98 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | 15 December 2004; 19 October 2007 (twin bridge) |
| Location | |
The Great Obukhovo Bridge (Russian: Большо́й Обу́ховский мост, Bolshoy Obukhovsky most) is the newest (not taking into account the Blagoveshchensky Bridge rebuilt in 2007) bridge across the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the only bridge across the Neva which is not a drawbridge. One of the longest bridges in Russia, it is the first fixed bridge and largest bridge across the Neva. Of course it is the largest bridge in St. Petersburg by the size of the covered span (382 m). It is located in Nevsky District, in the middle stream of the Neva. It connects Obukhovskaya Oborony Avenue with the Oktyabrskaya embankment. It is a cable-stayed bridge; the steel wire ropes are the key element of the supporting construction. But what looks like a bridge is actually two identical twin bridges with opposite directions of movement along them. One is located upstream of the Neva (southern) and is for driving eastward, the other downstream (north) is for driving in a western direction.