Vertical-lift road bridge across the Seversky Donets river (Kamensk-Shakhtinsky) | vertical-lift bridge / lift bridge, 2019 construction

Russia / Rostov / Staraya Stanitsa / Kamensk-Shakhtinsky
 road bridge, vertical-lift bridge / lift bridge, 2019 construction

Commissioned December 30, 2019.

The old bridge at this location was built in 1868 and commissioned in 1871 as a railroad bridge.
Afterwards was utilized as the single-lane cartage bridge with reverse motion signaled by traffic lights from both sides.

The old bridge closed for vehicle traffic since 2009 and replaced by a pontoon crossing located 1 km to the south-east.
It was totally demolished with the subsequent construction of a new vehicle bridge.
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Coordinates:   48°20'25"N   40°15'47"E
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