Atamurat-Kerkichi Bridge

Atamurat-Kerkichi Bridge
Atamyrat-Kerkiçi köprüsi[1]

Aerial view of the Atamurat-Kerkichi Bridge
Crosses Amu Derya
Locale Atamurat, Lebap, Turkmenistan
Characteristics
Total length 1,414 metres (4,639 ft)
History
Constructed by Altcom, Ukraine
Construction end 6 September 2009

The Atamurat-Kerkichi Bridge is a bridge in Lebap Province of Turkmenistan, built over the river Amu Darya.

Railway bridge

The cost of the bridge $123 million. It was developed by Ukrainian Institute Dneprogiprotrans. The general contractor of the corporation were bridge builders Ukrtransstroi which together with the Turkmen builders division of the Ministry of Railway built this facility. According to specialists bridge is able to withstand tremors at 8 on the Richter scale.

September 16, 2009, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Viktor Yushchenko visited Lebap region and solemnly entered into service the railway bridge Atamyrat-Kerkichi.

In the summer of 2011 the bridge drove the first passenger train.

Road bridge

September 17, 2009 the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov approved an agreement between the State Concern Turkmenavtoyollary with the Ukrainian company Altcom, which was the general contractor. The total cost of construction $159 million. The bridge was developed by Ukrainian Scientific Research Project Institute Soyuztransproekt and Ukrgiprobudmost. The bridge is designed for an earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale. In order to ensure the safety, German experts designed special bearings, provides a number of anti-seismic devices. Was also developed individual expansion joint, which receives all the longitudinal displacement, vibrations up to 1000 mm.

The work started in autumn 2009. The bridge includes a bridge length of 1414 m with a width of roadway - 11.5 m, the approach embankments, bank protection construction length of 6000 m. The bridge is on the new railway line Turmenabat-Atamyrat-Kerkichi. Were involved in the construction of about 600 people, including 130 specialists from Ukraine. As the pavement to the bridge, the metal base which in the summer can reach up to 70-80 degrees, used modern stuff matakryl. This multilayer polymer coating withstands high temperature and has a considerably higher strength characteristics as compared to asphalt. Under the bridge can easily pass judgment, because everyone has the ship's flight envelope with a width of 60 meters and a height of 9.5 meters.

February 14, 2013 with the participation of President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych and the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov the bridge was inaugurated.[2][3][4]

Links

References

  1. Rowaçlyga eltýän ýollar Archived November 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Янукович пешком прошел 1,5-километровый украинский мост в Туркменистане
  3. http://www.rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/20130214213338.shtml
  4. Президенты Туркменистана и Украины приняли участие в церемонии ввода и закладки важных объектов в Лебапском велаяте

Coordinates: 37°50′30″N 65°13′44″E / 37.8417°N 65.2288°E / 37.8417; 65.2288

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