Saratov Bridge (), crossing the

Volga River The Volga (, ) is the longest river in Europe and the longest endorheic basin river in the world. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of , and a catchment ...

Saratov Saratov ( , ; , ) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River. Saratov had a population of 901,361, making it the List of cities and tow ...

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was the longest

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in the

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upon its inauguration in 1965. Its length is . It connects Saratov on the right (west) bank of the Volga, with the city of

Engels Friedrich Engels ( ;"Engels"
''

Rossiyskaya Gazeta
16 October 2009. Its total length (with approaches and viaducts) is .

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