The ''Millennium'' Bridge ( tt-Cyrl, Милленниум күпере,
Russian: Мост Милленниум) is a
cable-stayed bridge
A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern ...
that spans
Kazanka River
Kazanka (russian: Каза́нка; tt-Cyrl, Казансу, ''Qazansu'') is a river in the Russian Federation, a left tributary of the Volga. The Kazanka begins near the village of Bimeri in Arsk District and flows into the Kuybyshev Reservoi ...
, in
Kazan
Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering ...
,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...
. Its name originates from Kazan's thousandth anniversary, widely celebrated in 2005, and from 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.
It is 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
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...
variant ''
Millennium
A millennium (plural millennia or millenniums) is a period of one thousand years, sometimes called a kiloannus, kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting ...
''. The roadway carries three lanes of traffic and a pedestrian walkway in each direction. The bridge connects
Gorky park and
Fatix Ämirxan
Ämirxanov Möxämmätfatix Zarif ulı Fatix Ämirxan (; 1886–1926) was a Tatar classic writer, editor and publicist.
Ämirxan was born in 1886 in Kazan, Russian Empire. His father was a mullah of Old Stone Mosque Möxämmätzarif Ämirxano ...
Avenue.
Cable-stayed bridges in Russia
Bridges completed in 2005
Buildings and structures in Kazan
Road bridges in Russia
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