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Millennium Bridge (Kazan)

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Crosses
  
Kazanka River

Official name
  
Millennium

Opened
  
29 July 2005

Width
  
28 m

Bridge type
  
Cable-stayed bridge

Locale
  
Kazan, Russia

Design
  
Cable-stayed

Total length
  
835 m

Location
  
Kazan

Body of water
  
Kazanka River

Millennium Bridge (Kazan)

Address
  
Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, 420015

Similar
  
Söyembikä Tower, Kaban Lakes, Saints Peter and Paul Cath, Qolşärif Mosque, Annunciation Cathedral

The Millennium Bridge (Tatar: Милленниум күпере, Millennium Küpere, Russian: Мост Милленниум) is a cable-stayed bridge that spans Kazanka River, in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. Its name originates from Kazan's thousandth anniversary, widely celebrated in 2005 and the shape of its M-like pylon.

The construction of the bridge began in 2004, the first part was ready in 2005 and the second part in 2007. The building cost was approximately 94 million euros.

The bridge is 835 metres (2,740 ft) long. The main part of this bridge is the 45-m pylon which looks like the letter M. This form originates from Meñyıllıq (Cyrillic: Меңъеллык), the Tatar for thousand years old, or its Latin variant Millennium. The roadway carries three lanes of traffic and a pedestrian walkway in each direction. The bridge connects Gorky park and Fatix Ämirxan Avenue.

References

Millennium Bridge (Kazan) Wikipedia