Millennium Bridge (Kazan)

For other uses, see Millennium Bridge.

Millennium Bridge
Coordinates	55°48′22″N 49°08′40″E
Crosses	Kazanka River
Locale	Kazan, Russia
Official name	Millennium
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed
Total length	835 m (2,740 ft)
History
Opened	July 29, 2005
Location

The Millennium Bridge (Tatar: Милленниум күпере, Russian: Мост Милленниум) is a cable-stayed bridge that spans Kazanka River, in Kazan, Russia. Its name originates from Kazan's thousandth anniversary, widely celebrated in 2005, and from the shape of its M-like pylon.

The construction of the bridge began in 2004; the first part was ready in 2005 and the second part in 2007. The building cost was approximately €94 million.

It is 835 metres (2,740 ft) long. The main part of this bridge is the 45-m pylon which looks like the letter M. This form originates from Meñyıllıq (Cyrillic: Меңъеллык), the Tatar for thousand years old, or its Latin variant Millennium. The roadway carries three lanes of traffic and a pedestrian walkway in each direction. The bridge connects Gorky park and Fatix Ämirxan Avenue.