# Lena Bridge

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Not to be confused with [Pont d'Iéna](/source/Pont_d'I%C3%A9na).

The **Lena Bridge** (Russian: Мост через р. Лену, lit. 'Bridge over the Lena River') is a [cable-stayed bridge](/source/Cable-stayed_bridge) under construction in the [Sakha Republic](/source/Sakha_Republic) in [Russia](/source/Russia). The bridge will cross the [Lena River](/source/Lena_River), connecting the [A331 highway](/source/A331_highway_(Russia)) to the [Lena](/source/A360_Lena_Highway) and [Kolyma](/source/R504_Kolyma_Highway) highways and linking the city of [Yakutsk](/source/Yakutsk) to the rest of the [Russian road network](/source/Russian_federal_highways).[3] Upon the completion of the bridge, Russia will have year-round access to Yakutsk by road.

## History

Currently, Yakutsk cannot be reached by road year-round. In the winter, there is an ice road over the Lena, and in summer ferries must be used.[4] During parts of spring and fall, there is no access by road due to moving ice.[5]

The project to connect the banks of the [Lena](/source/Lena_(river)) near Yakutia originated in 1980, following the construction of the [Baikal-Amur Mainline.](/source/Baikal%E2%80%93Amur_Mainline) Since 1986, three options for the location of the bridge have been considered. Finally a location was chosen at a distance of 38 km upstream on the Lena from Yakutsk, near the town of [Nizhny Bestyakh](/source/Nizhny_Bestyakh). This option was justified by the proximity to the [Amur-Yakutsk Mainline](/source/Amur%E2%80%93Yakutsk_Mainline), which connects Nizhny Bestyakh to [Berkakit](/source/Berkakit).[6] Original plans for the bridge called for a combined road-rail bridge, but these plans were later shelved.[7] A tunnel under the Lena was also proposed in 2010, but was later dismissed as being too expensive and technically infeasible.[8][9]

In July 2013, the [Federal Road Agency](/source/Federal_Road_Agency) announced an open tender for a contract for the construction and operation of a road bridge on the Lena River in Yakutsk. The competition, officially announced on July 19, provided for the construction of a road bridge and its approaches of a total length greater than 21 kilometers. According to experts, the estimated cost of construction was no greater than 40 billion rubles. The winner of the concession was the consortium *Transportnyje koncessii (Sakha).*[6][10] However, these plans were later shelved due to the prioritization of the construction of the [Crimean Bridge](/source/Crimean_Bridge) following the [Russian invasion and annexation of Crimea](/source/2014_Russian_annexation_of_Crimea) in 2014.[11][12]

The project was restarted in 2019, with an estimated cost of 60-65 billion rubles and a projected completion date of 2024.[13] In November 2023, [Russian president](/source/President_of_Russia) [Vladimir Putin](/source/Vladimir_Putin) declared that the construction of the bridge would be completed by 2028.[14] The construction of the bridge began in October 2024, with drilling on the right bank of the Lena beginning in March 2025.[15][16] In 2025, the cost of construction was estimated to be around 133 billion rubles.[17]

## Design

The bridge is intended to connect the east and west bank of the [Lena River](/source/Lena_(river)), creating a connection between the [Russian road network](/source/Russian_federal_highways) and the city of [Yakutsk](/source/Yakutsk), as well as the [Russian Far East](/source/Russian_Far_East) to the ports of the [Sea of Okhotsk](/source/Sea_of_Okhotsk), developing Russia's northern economic axis. The chosen design is a two-lane cable-stayed bridge with three pillars and two spans, each 840 meters in length. The central pillar will have a height of 284.5 meters, while the side pillars will have heights of 194.5 meters.[18][9]

The bridge will cross the river from the village of [Staraya Tabaga](/source/Staraya_Tabaga) to the village of [Khaptagai](/source/Khaptagay), approximately 40 kilometers upstream of Yakutsk, at a location where the river narrows.[19][4] Passenger cars will be able to cross free of charge, but a toll will be established for trucks.[9][12]

## See also

- [List of bridges in Russia](/source/List_of_bridges_in_Russia)

## References

1. ["Ленский мост"](https://mostlena.ru/) [Lena Bridge] (in Russian). *Mostlena.ru*. Retrieved 31 October 2025.

1. Николаев, А. А. (August 2022). ["Мостовой Переход - Через Реку Лену В Районе Якутска"](https://techinform-press.ru/images/magazines/roads/roads103/103.pdf#page=9) [Bridge Crossing - Across the Lena River Near Yakutsk] (in Russian). *ДОРОГИ. Инновации в строительстве*. Vol. 103. pp. 15–19.

1. ["Ленский мост"](https://mostlena.ru/) (in ru-RU). *Ленский мост*. Retrieved 2025-07-30.

1. ["Russia approves $1.3bn bridge to world's coldest city"](https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/russia-approves-13bn-bridge-worlds-coldest-city/). *Global Construction Review*. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2024-07-23.

1. ["New rail link to world's coldest city opens – but there's a catch"](https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/yakutsk-siberia-world-coldest-city-new-rail-link-train-ferry-air-a9135981.html). *The Independent*. 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2024-07-23.

1. ["История проекта моста через реку Лена в районе Якутска - ТАСС"](https://tass.ru/info/7143405) (in Russian). *TACC*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231129153745/https://tass.ru/info/7143405) 2023-11-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-06-14.

1. Panin, Alexander (2013-07-23). ["Lena River Bridge to Provide Hope and Fruit"](https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2013/07/23/lena-river-bridge-to-provide-hope-and-fruit-a26100). *The Moscow Times*. Retrieved 2025-07-20.

1. ["Новый способ перехода через Лену позволит решить проблему ледовых заторов"](https://rg.ru/2010/07/29/reg-dvostok/tonnel.html) (in Russian). *Российская газета*. 2010-07-28. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20111102215201/http://rg.ru/2010/07/29/reg-dvostok/tonnel.html) 2011-11-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-07-30.

1. ["FAQ"](https://mostlena.ru/faq/) (in ru-RU). *Ленский мост*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250510101153/https://mostlena.ru/faq/) 2025-05-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-07-17.

1. Якутия.Инфо, КП-Якутия. ["СМИ: Власти Якутии снова перенесли сроки ввода Ленского моста"](https://yakutia.info/article/210788) (in Russian). *Yakutia.Info*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231101070911/https://yakutia.info/article/210788) 2023-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-06-14.

1. ["Улюкаев: объем бюджетных расходов на Крым может составить от 130 млрд руб. ежегодно - ТАСС"](https://tass.ru/ekonomika/1182750) (in Russian). *TACC*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210126001648/https://tass.ru/ekonomika/1182750) 2021-01-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-07-30.

1. Bennetts, Marc (2019-11-19). ["Vladimir Putin builds £1bn bridge to Siberian diamond country"](https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/bridge-to-yakutia-is-putins-next-megaproject-25tt59p7b). *www.thetimes.com*. Retrieved 2025-07-30.

1. ["Глава Якутии назвал сроки строительства моста через Лену"](https://ria.ru/20190607/1555396140.html) (in ru-RU). *РИА Новости*. 2019-06-07. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231014055856/https://ria.ru/20190607/1555396140.html) 2023-10-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-07-30.

1. ["Перечень поручений по итогам совещания по вопросам развития дальневосточных городов • Президент России"](http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/assignments/orders/72691) (in Russian). *Президент России*. 2023-11-07. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240224141448/http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/assignments/orders/72691) 2024-02-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-06-14.

1. ["First pile of future bridge across Lena river in Russia's Yakutia installed"](https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/106739/). *interfax.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250116115512/https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/106739/) 2025-01-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-12-14.

1. Yakutia.Info. ["Ленский мост: Начаты работы на правом берегу Лены"](https://yakutia.info/article/213311) (in Russian). *Yakutia.Info*. Retrieved 2025-03-27.

1. ["Bridge across Lena to cut annual cost of Yakutia's winter supplies by $46 million"](https://tass.com/economy/1940299). *TASS*. Retrieved 2025-07-17.

1. ["Putin green lights Siberian mega project"](https://www.khl.com/news/putin-green-lights-siberian-mega-project/1142493.article). *KHL Group*. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2025-07-30.[dead link]

1. ["Проектно-сметная документация Ленского моста в Якутии получила положительное заключение"](https://tass.ru/obschestvo/18691043) (in Russian). *TACC*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240205212027/https://tass.ru/obschestvo/18691043) 2024-02-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-12-16.

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