Millennium Bridge (Kazan)
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| Official name | Millennium |
| Crosses | Kazanka River |
| Locale | Kazan, Russia |
| Design | Cable-stayed |
| Total length | 835 m |
| Opening date | July 29, 2005 |
The Millennium Bridge (Tatar Cyrillic: Милленниум күпере, Latin: Millennium Küpere, Russian: Мост Милленниум) is a cable-stayed bridge that spans Kazanka River, in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. Its name originates from Kazan's thousand anniversary, widely celebrated in 2005 and 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 euros.
The bridge is 831 m 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.
