The builders set all the spans of the railway part of the Crimean bridge

The builders set all the spans of the railway part of the bridge across the Kerch Strait, reports the information center " Crimean Bridge ".

The final was the span between the supports 219 and 220 Is a structure with a length of almost 64 meters. Just at the Crimean bridge 306 railway superstructures. Each unit includes two (right and left), which are formed from parallel threads for the movement of trains in the direction of Crimea and back.

The weight of one rail span of more than five hundred tons. On land supports spans mounted cranes, marine - looming powerful jacks, told the Builders. Some of the marine sites (from Kerch in the direction of the channel) the sliding was not straightforward, and compliance with the design radius of the route rounded the Cape AK-Burun. This was done in order to preserve the historical and cultural heritage " Fortress Kerch ", located on the Cape.

Run passenger trains after the opening of traffic on the Crimean bridge is expected on the routes Saint Petersburg - Sevastopol, Moscow - Simferopol, Moscow - Feodosia, Moscow - Yevpatoria, Moscow - Sevastopol, St. Petersburg - Evpatoria, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Kislovodsk, Krasnodar, Kislovodsk - Sevastopol, Murmansk - Simferopol Ekaterinburg - Simferopol. One of the trains on the route Moscow - Simferopol can be entirely composed of double-deck cars, the Ministry said.

A bridge to the Crimea from the Krasnodar region - the most extensive in Russia, its length in length is 19 kilometers. The beginning of the movement of cars from the beginning planned for December 2018, but the work was completed ahead of schedule. Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the automobile part of the bridge across the Kerch Strait may fifteen, the movement of vehicles running on 16 may. The opening movement of trains on the railway part of the bridge is scheduled for December 2019.



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