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Block by Block: The Building of Russia’s Longest Bridge

© REUTERS / Andrew OsbornThe construction of a bridge across the Kerch Strait to Crimea is seen from the outskirts of the Taman settlement in Krasnodar region, southern Russia, April 4, 2016
The construction of a bridge across the Kerch Strait to Crimea is seen from the outskirts of the Taman settlement in Krasnodar region, southern Russia, April 4, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Several months ago, after much planning and careful preparations, the construction of the bridge between Crimea and Russia’s mainland has begun in earnest.

The Russian Federal Road Agency authorized the construction of the 19-kilometer (11.8-mile) bridge in February.

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Kerch Strait Bridge

The road-rail bridge, which is probably the biggest and most ambitious infrastructure project undertaken by Russia over the last decade, is designed to provide a land route between mainland Russia and the Crimean Peninsula.

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Kerch Strait Bridge

The estimated cost of the project is about $3.4 billion.

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© Sputnik / Georgiy Zimarev / Go to the mediabankWorkers at the construction site of the Kerch Strait Bridge in Crimea.
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Workers at the construction site of the Kerch Strait Bridge in Crimea.
© Sputnik / Georgiy Zimarev / Go to the mediabankThe construction of the Kerch Strait Bridge in Crimea.
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The construction of the Kerch Strait Bridge in Crimea.
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Workers at the construction site of the Kerch Strait Bridge in Crimea.
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The construction of the Kerch Strait Bridge in Crimea.

The bridge is expected to become operational in December 2018 and will become the longest bridge in Russia.

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