200 people were cut off from the mainland as a result of the collapse of a bridge in the Arkhangelsk region
26 ноября 2021, 11:44
The Ministry of Transport of the Arkhangelsk Region is conducting an inspection on the fact of the collapse of a bridge across the Yemtsa River in the Kholmogorsk District. The structure was erected in June 2021.
According to 29.RU, about two hundred people living in the villages of Myakurye, Peshemskoye, Ripalovo, Ust-Mehrenga and Pogost were cut off from the mainland. The bridge was demolished by sludge - the first ice that formed on the river - and broke in half.
The bridge was opened in June, the contractor (Moscow-based JSC NPK Khimprominzhiniring) promised that the construction would stand for fifty years. The bridge was assembled from "polymer segments based on polyethylene and polypropylene". Each pontoon must withstand a load of at least 120 tons.
The construction of the bridge cost the regional budget 20 million rubles.