Add a review about the Yugorsky Bridge

The Surgut Bridge, thrown across the Ob, is one of the longest not only in Siberia . Its length exceeds 2100 m, and the length of the central span is more than 400 m . According to the last parameter Ugorsky overtook the bridge through the Rhine, which at the time of construction was considered the longest construction of this type . If we consider the length with approaches to the bridge, it reaches 15 km . The bridge was built for five years and was opened in 2000 . Via it runs a route that connects Surgut with Nefteyugansk in the south-west of the city and . Ugra Bridge is one of the few in the world that supports only one pylon . Its height is 150 m . Total bridge supports 15 piers . Bridge width - about 15 m .

Surgutsky the bridge entered the Guinness Book of Records. The chief architect of this outstanding design received the title of academician on the basis of the construction results

Ugra bridge is one of the few in the world that supports only one pylon.

Surgut motor bridge almost entirely (except for the guys themselves and anti-corrosion coating) is constructed from domestic materials. The guys were especially important: the bridge is operated in severe Siberian conditions, at extreme temperatures. These metal cables with a thickness of about 70 mm are capable of withstanding frost up to -60 ° C. The total length is 26 km

In the Guinness Book of Records, the Yugorsky Bridge entered not for the total length, but for the length of the overhead span, overtaking the Rhine.

Under the bridge there is a dispatching building where in 2009 the Museum of the Bridge was opened. This museum stores the key, which the former governor of Surgut symbolically opened the construction. Also in the museum you can see a piece of steel cable supporting the central section

The roller of the company "Surgutel" with the dancing pylon of the Ugra bridge
Surprisingly, but before the bridge was built (that is, until 2000) in the Surgut area (and on hundreds of kilometers around) through the Ob could only be crossed on the ice in winter or on a ferry in the summer.

Today the bridge is considered a popular tourist attraction. It looks particularly beautiful in the bright evening illumination. Also the bridge is popular among the newlyweds and is included in the "obligatory program" of wedding photography (alas, it is forbidden to hang locks on the railing)

Practical information

The bridge is located 10 km to the west of Surgut, it can be reached first along the Tyumen highway, and then along the road to Nefteyugansk.