The Zolotoy Bridge, or Golden Bridge, crosses Zolotoy Rog (Golden Horn Bay) in Vladivostok, Russia. The Giprostroymost Institute of Saint Petersburg designed and built it, and the City of Vladivostok commissioned it in 2006. Construction began on July 25, 2008, and the bridge opened on August 11, 2012, ahead of the APEC summit.
It is a cable-stayed bridge that carries six lanes. The total length is 4,551 feet (1,387 meters), the longest span is 2,418 feet (737 meters), and the width is 109 feet (33.3 meters). The height is 730 feet (222.4 meters), and the clearance below is 197 feet (60 meters). The load limit is 35,000 tonnes.
The article ranks it as the 14th-longest cable-stayed bridge in the world. It cut the trip from central Vladivostok to Churkin Cape from 1.5 to 2 hours down to 5 to 10 minutes.
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