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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/President_Bridge > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/President_Bridge.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_Bridge > Source revision: 1255549750 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox bridge |bridge_name = President Bridge |native_name = Президентский мост |native_name_lang = ru |image = Ул. мост.jpg |image_size = 300px |alt = |caption = President Bridge, 20 January 2010 |locale = |owner = |designer = |engineering = |design = |material = |length = {{convert|5.825|km|mi|abbr=on}} |width = |height = |mainspan = |spans = 25 |pierswater = |load = |clearance = |below = |life = |builder = |fabricator = |begin = 1986 |complete = |open = 24 November 2009 |inaugurated = |toll = |traffic = 40,000 vehicles/day |coordinates = {{Coord|54|21|36|N|48|26|34|E|display=inline,title}} | mapframe-zoom = 10 |lat = |long = |extra = }} The '''President Bridge''' ({{langx|ru|Президентский мост}}) is a [truss bridge](/source/truss_bridge){{Cite web|url=http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0001496 |title= Ulyanovsk Volga River Bridge |publisher=[Structurae](/source/Structurae) |accessdate=25 August 2010}} that crosses over the [Volga](/source/Volga) river in [Ulyanovsk Oblast](/source/Ulyanovsk_Oblast), [Russia](/source/Russia), connecting the city of [Ulyanovsk](/source/Ulyanovsk) with the east side of the city Ulyanovsk. It is the second longest bridge in Russia, and one of the [longest bridges](/source/List_of_longest_bridges_in_the_world) in Europe, with a length of {{convert|5.825|km|mi}}, and {{convert|12.98|km|mi}} including the connecting highway .{{Cite web |url=http://www.volgomost.ru/pressroom/release/104.html |script-title=ru:Ульяновский мост будет сдан в следующем году |date=24 November 2009 |accessdate=11 August 2010 |language=Russian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126022047/http://www.volgomost.ru/pressroom/release/104.html |archivedate=26 November 2009 }} It has 25 spans of {{convert|221|m|ft}} and weighs 4,000 tons. The bridge's capacity is over 40,000 vehicles per day.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rg.ru/2010/04/27/most.html |script-title=ru:Развязка над Волгой: Новый мост через Волгу в Ульяновске решил транспортные проблемы в регионе |author=Виктория Чернышева |date=27 April 2010 |accessdate=11 August 2010 |language=Russian}} ==History== thumb|left|The bridge under construction, June 2008 The new bridge was built as the aging [Ulyanovsk Bridge](/source/Ulyanovsk_Bridge) (built 1913–1916) could no longer cope with the growing traffic. It was constructed as a part of a federal modernization program{{Cite web |url=http://www.remstroymost.ru/objects/1/1/ |script-title=ru:Мостовой переход через р. Волга г. Ульяновск |date=24 November 2009 |accessdate=11 August 2010 |language=Russian }}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and aimed at linking the European part of Russia with the Urals, [Siberia](/source/Siberia) and the [Far East](/source/Far_East).{{Cite web|url=http://www.minprom.ulgov.ru/news/27.html |title=30 апреля на строящемся мостовом переходе через реку Волга в Ульяновске будет установлено последнее пролетное строение. |date=29 April 2009 |publisher=Government of Ulyanovsk Region |accessdate=11 August 2010 |language=Russian}} The design of the bridge began in 1980,{{Cite web|url=http://www.izvestia.ru/news/news221952 |script-title=ru:Новый мост открылся в Ульяновске в тестовом режиме |date=17 November 2009 |accessdate=11 August 2010 |language=Russian}} and the construction in 1986, originally planned to take nine years. The first pillars were installed in 1988, and the first span in 1992. It cost a total of 38.4 billion rubles (2008 prices). The opening ceremony took place on 24 November 2009, and was attended by the [Russian President](/source/President_of_Russia) [Dmitry Medvedev](/source/Dmitry_Medvedev) and [Ilham Aliyev](/source/Ilham_Aliyev), [President of Azerbaijan](/source/President_of_Azerbaijan).{{Cite web|url=http://www.kremlin.ru/news/6084 |script-title=ru:Церемония открытия первой очереди Волжского мостового перехода |date=24 November 2009 |accessdate=11 August 2010 |language=Russian}} At this stage only the first part of the bridge was opened; the lower tier of the bridge was scheduled to open in 2012. It took more than 23 years to build the bridge; completion was delayed significantly due to lack of funding and economic difficulties following [Russia's transition](/source/History_of_post-Soviet_Russia) after the [collapse of the Soviet Union](/source/Dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union). {{wide image|New Ulyanovsk Bridge.jpg|860px|align-cap=center}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|President Bridge}} {{S-start}} {{S-ach|rec}} {{S-bef|before=[Yuribey Bridge](/source/Yuribey_Bridge)}} {{S-ttl|title=Russia’s longest bridge|years=2009–2012}} {{S-aft|after=South overpass of the
[Western High-Speed Diameter](/source/Western_High-Speed_Diameter)}} {{s-end}} Category:Road bridges in Russia Category:Bridges completed in 2009 Category:Buildings and structures in Ulyanovsk Oblast Category:Bridges across the Volga River Category:Transport in Ulyanovsk Oblast --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [President Bridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_Bridge) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_Bridge?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.