From a technical point of view, the Bugrinsky Bridge over the Ob in Novosibirsk is interesting, first of all, because of the solid dimensions of the main span arch. The length is already 380 meters!
The bridge’s strength was once tested using KAMAZ trucks loaded with sand. Their total weight was 600 tons.
The number of lanes is 6.
The estimated life of the bridge without special maintenance is 70 years.
Let’s see what they say in 2084…
Mikhail Kolodochkin has been collecting unusual facts from the history of technology for many years. Did you know, for example, with which unique solutions the Zaporozhets ZAZ-965 distinguished itself?
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- The bridge over the Irtysh, opened in 2004 in Khanty-Mansiysk, received a personal name – the “Red Dragon”.
- “Drive” can be viewed in YouTube.