Kerch Strait Bridge clearance will be 35 meters (photo)

Kerch Strait Bridge clearance of 35 meters will ensure that it does not obstruct the navigation, IAA PortNews correspondent cites Leonid Ryzhenkin, Kerch Bridge Construction Manager, Stroygazmontazh LLC, as saying during the first press tour to the Kerch Bridge construction site held on April 20.

Under the project, the bridge will consist of parallel road and rail sections. The crossing starts on the Taman peninsular, runs along the existing 5km-long dam as far as Tuzla Island. Then the bridge crosses the Kerch Strait, going around Cape Ak-Burun from the north. The bridge will be 19 km long. The main span for vessels will be 227 m.