Amur Bridge

Amur Bridge, which until 1917 was called "Alekseevsky" - the largest bridge on the Trans-Siberian Railway across the Amur River. It is a two-tier bridge with railway and road traffic. Nikolaevich. This is a truly grandiose and majestic structure, which is often called the Amur Miracle.

At the time of construction of the bridge in 1916, the Amur Bridge was the longest not only in Europe, but in the entire Eastern Hemisphere. This grandiose structure of metal and concrete had a length of about 2,600 meters and a height of 64 meters. It was one of the most amazing engineering structures of the time, along with the Eiffel Tower, and in 1908 received the gold medal of the Paris World Exhibition.

For many years, the bridge bore the name of the last heir to the Russian throne - Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich. The history of this bridge is more than 100 years of reliable service for the benefit of people. Until now, the bridge over the Amur River occupies a leading position among bridge crossings in Russia. The Amur Bridge is well known to all Russians, because it is depicted on the five-thousandth banknote.