The Russian Federal Road Agency authorized the construction of the 19-kilometer (11.8-mile) bridge in February.
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.
The estimated cost of the project is about $3.4 billion.
© Photo : kerch-most.ruKerch Strait Bridge (object passport)
Kerch Strait Bridge (object passport)
© Photo : kerch-most.ruKerch Strait Bridge
Kerch Strait Bridge
© Photo : kerch-most.ruKerch Strait Bridge
Kerch Strait Bridge
© Sputnik / Georgiy Zimarev / Go to the mediabankWorkers at the construction site of the Kerch Strait Bridge in Crimea.
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.
The construction of the Kerch Strait Bridge in Crimea.
Kerch Strait Bridge (object passport)
Kerch Strait Bridge
Kerch Strait Bridge
Workers at the construction site of the Kerch Strait Bridge in Crimea.
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.