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Bridge over the Lena River in Sakha Republic, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Lena Bridge (Russian: Мост через р. Лену, lit. 'Bridge over the Lena River') is a cable-stayed bridge under construction over the Lena River in the Sakha Republic in Russia. The bridge will connect the A331 highway to the Lena and Kolyma highways, linking the city of Yakutsk to the rest of the Russian road network.[2] Upon the completion of the bridge, Russia will have year-round access to Yakutsk by road.
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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.[3] During parts of spring and fall, there is no access by road due to moving ice.[4]
The project to connect the banks of the Lena near Yakutia originated in 1980, following the construction of the Baikal-Amur 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. This option was justified by the proximity to the Amur-Yakutsk Mainline, which connects Nizhny Bestyakh to Berkakit.[5] Original plans for the bridge called for a combined road-rail bridge, but these plans were later shelved.[6] A tunnel under the Lena was also proposed in 2010, but was later dismissed as being too expensive and technically infeasible.[7][8]
In July 2013, the 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).[5][9] However, these plans were later shelved due to the prioritization of the construction of the Crimean Bridge following the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014.[10][11]
The project was restarted in 2019, with an estimated cost of 60-65 billion rubles and a projected completion date of 2024.[12] In November 2023, Vladimir Putin declared that the construction of the bridge would be completed by 2028.[13] The construction of the bridge began in October 2024, with drilling on the right bank of the Lena beginning in March 2025.[14][15] In 2025, the cost of construction was estimated to be around 133 billion rubles.[16]
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The bridge is intended to connect the east and west bank of the Lena River, creating a connection between the Russian road network and the city of Yakutsk, as well as the Russian Far East to the ports of the 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.[17][8]
The bridge will cross the river from the village of Staraya Tabaga to the village of Khaptagai.[18] Passenger cars will be able to cross free of charge, but a toll will be established for trucks.[8][11]
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