Millennium Bridge (Kazan)

For other uses, see Millennium Bridge.

Millennium Bridge

Crosses	Kazanka River
Locale	Kazan, Russia
Official name	Millennium
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed
Total length	835 m (2,740 ft)
History
Opened	July 29, 2005

The Millennium Bridge (Tatar: Cyrillic Милленниум күпере, Latin Millennium Küpere, Russian: Мост Милленниум) is a cable-stayed bridge that spans Kazanka River, in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. Its name originates from Kazan's thousandth anniversary, widely celebrated in 2005 and the shape of its M-like pylon.

The construction of the bridge began in 2004, the first part was ready in 2005 and the second part in 2007. The building cost was approximately 94 million euros.

The bridge is 835 metres (2,740 ft) long. The main part of this bridge is the 45-m pylon which looks like the letter M. This form originates from Meñyıllıq (Cyrillic: Меңъеллык), the Tatar for thousand years old, or its Latin variant Millennium. The roadway carries three lanes of traffic and a pedestrian walkway in each direction. The bridge connects Gorky park and Fatix Ämirxan Avenue.

Coordinates: 55°48′22″N 49°08′40″E / 55.8061°N 49.1444°E / 55.8061; 49.1444

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