Aksay Bridge

The Bridge of Aksay
Native name Russian: Аксайский мост
Location of The Bridge of Aksay in Rostov Oblast
Type	Road bridge
Location	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Nearest city	Aksay
Coordinates	47°14′31″N 39°51′04″E / 47.2419°N 39.8511°E / 47.2419; 39.8511
Built	1964
Rebuilt	2014–2015

The Bridge of Aksay (Russian: Аксайский мост) 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 1964 to form part of the 1,062 km (660 mi) M4 "Don" highway, with a two-lane capacity of around 7,000 vehicles per day of up to 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.^{[citation needed]}

Name

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.^[1]

Reconstruction and overhaul

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 a 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.^[2] Overhaul of the newer left side of the bridge started on 25 February 2015,^[3] 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.^{[citation needed]}

References

This page was last edited on 27 December 2023, at 05:14