Tower under construction.

Summary in Finnish: Vladivostokin kaupunki sijaitsee Venjn kaukoidss Tyynenmeren rannalla, lhell Kiinan ja Pohjois-Korean rajaa, vastapt japanilaista Sapporon kaupunkia. Vladivostokin ja sen edustalla sijaitsevan Russky Island -nimisen saaren vlille It-Bosporinsalmen (Eastern Bosphorus Strait) ylitse rakennettiin suuri silta v. 2008-2012 [1-2]. Jnnevliltn 1104 m se on maailman pisin vinokysisilta [3]. Edellinen enntyssilta on Kiinassa v. 2008 valmistunut Sutongin vinokysisilta (jv. 1088 m) [4].

The Russky Island Bridge

world record cable-stayed bridge in Russia
Vladivostok town is situated in the Far East of Russia on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, near the border between Russia and North Korea, opposite to Sapporo town in Japan. In Vladivostok, there is a great bridge across the Eastern Bosphorus Strait to the Russky Island, Ref. [1-2].
The main section of the Russky Island Bridge is a 2-tower cable-stayed bridge, main span 1104 m. This is the new world record among cable-stayed bridges [3]; the previous record belonged to the Sutong Bridge in China, span 1088 m, dated 2008 [4]. There are approach bridges at both ends of the cablestayed bridge section of the Russky Bridge, as appears in the attached longitudinal profile. The shape of the both slender concrete towers resembles a narrow-A, height 321 m. This is the new world record among all bridge types [5]; the previous tower record 306 m belonged to the afore mentioned Sutong Bridge [4]. The tower wall thickness of the Russky Bridge tapers upwards, being 2,0 m at base slab, 75 cm at top [5]. The tower legs are connected by three transverse crossbeams, one under the deck, two between the deck and the top. Along the main span, the bridge deck shape is a round-edged steel box girder, total width 29,5 m, width between railings 26,0 m, depth 3,2 m. The bridge accommodates 4 traffic lanes 3,75 m, 2 lanes to each direction. The vertical clearance at main span is notably high, 70 m. The cable stays are located at both edges of the bridge deck, shortest 181 m, longest 578 m, the latter being longest among all cable-stayed bridges [6]. The client of the bridge is the Federal State Institution Directorate of the Federal Road Agency in Vladivostok, main contractor USK Most, consultant NPO Mostovik [6], the project supervisor being JSC Institute Stroiproject [1]. The bridge was built during 2008-2012, at a cost of 1 milliard dollars (USD) [7].
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Approach bridge under construction.

General view of the Russky Island Bridge.

The leading 10 long-span cable-stayed bridges [3]

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bridge Russky Sutong Stonecutters Edong Tatara Pont de Normandie Jiuliang Jiangsha Incheon Zoloty Rog Span 1104 m 1088 m 1018 m 926 m 890 m 856 m 818 m 816 m 800 m 737 m Location Vladivostok, Russia Suzhou-Nantong, China Hong Kong, China Hubei, China Onomichi-Imabari, Japan Le Havre, France Hubei, China Hubei, China Incheon-Songdo, South Korea Vladivostok, Russia Year 2012 2008 2009 2009 1999 1995 2012 2009 2009 2011

Author: Juhani Virola, Eur Ing-FEANI Images: JSC Institute Stroiproject

References: [1] Information and illustrations kindly given by JSC Institute Stroiproject. [2] Construction of a cable-stayed bridge to the Russky Island across the Eastern Bosphorus Strait in Vladivostok. Newsletter on Long-Span Bridges HSBE, No. 43 (Jan. 2011), p. 3. [3] Bridge tables of the Helsinki University of Technology, www.bridge.aalto.fi/en/longspan.html [4] Juhani Virola: Los puentes atirantados de mayor vano del mundo. Revista de la Asociacin de Ingenieros del Uruguay AIU, N. 53 (Diciembre de 2006), p. 17-20. [5] Tallest towers challenge formwork designers. Bridge Design & Engineering 2010:4, p. 70. [6] Helena Russell: Russias world-record breaking bridge makes progress. Bridge Design & Engineering 2010:3, p. 7. [7] Russian president signs bridge degree. Bridgeweb, Bridge Design & Engineering 2008-09-04. RIA 1/2012

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