The Bolshoy Obukhovsky Bridge crosses the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The CJSC Stroyproekt Institute led the general design, and the CJSC Giprostroymost Institute designed the cable-stayed part. OAO Mostootryad No. 19 was the contractor. The first stage opened on December 15, 2004, and the twin bridge opened on October 19, 2007.
The bridge is a pair of cable-stayed twin bridges. The article gives the total length as 9,265 feet (2,824 meters), and also as 9,462 feet (2,884 meters) when ramps are included. The main span is 1,253 feet (382 meters), and the stays are steel wire ropes.
It is not a drawbridge, and it leaves 98 feet (30 meters) of clearance. The article does not name a client or a construction start date.
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