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The Russky Bridge (Russian: Русский мост 'Russian Bridge') is a cable-stayed bridge in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia.The bridge connects the Russky Island and the Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula sections of the city across the Eastern Bosphorus strait, and with a central span of 1,104 metres (3,622 feet), it is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world.
Shkot Island is the only island in the archipelago connected to Russky Island by land, as a thin isthmus forms a land bridge during low tide. Russky Mountain, 291 metres (955 ft) above sea level, is the highest point of Russky Island and the Eugénie Archipelago, and one of the highest peaks of Vladivostok. It is located in the northern part of ...
The Eastern Bosphorus has a depth of up to 50 meters (160 feet) and is about 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) long and only 800 meters (2,600 feet) wide at its narrowest point. The strait features several bays within the peninsula and Russky Island, including the major Zolotoy Rog bay. [2] Around this bay, most of the city of Vladivostok is located.
Vladivostok (/ ˌ v l æ d ɪ ˈ v ɒ s t ɒ k / VLAD-iv-OST-ok; Russian: Владивосток, IPA: [vlədʲɪvɐˈstok] ⓘ) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai and the capital of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia.
With an area of 309 km 2, Russky is the biggest island in the whole archipelago.At a latitude of 77° 03' N, it is also the northernmost island of the group. [1] The climate in the northernmost end of the archipelago is severe, and the sea surrounding Russky Island is covered with fast ice in the winter and often obstructed by pack ice even in the Arctic summer.
The Zolotoy Bridge (Russian: Золотой мост, lit. 'Golden Bridge') is a cable-stayed bridge across the Zolotoy Rog (Golden Horn Bay) in Vladivostok, Russia. The Zolotoy Rog Bridge was one of two bridges, along with the Russky Island Bridge, built in preparation for the 2012 APEC summit. The bridge was commissioned by the city of ...
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The definition of cable-stayed bridge deck length used here is: A continuous part of the bridge deck that is supported only by stay-cables and pylons, or are free spans. This means that columns supporting the side span as for example found in Pont de Normandie , excludes most of the side span decks from the cable-stayed deck length.