The Red Dragon Bridge

The Red Dragon Bridge is one of the visiting cards of the district capital.

It is perfectly visible at the entrance to the city from the west side and when the plane lands at Khanty-Mansiysk airport. The bridge is almost one and a half kilometers long and 15 meters high.

It is believed that it was from here that the liberation of the village of Samarovo from the dominance of the rebels by the Red Army began in 1921. However, the bridge received its name not in honor of the Red army, but because of the color of the metal structures. In addition, the architecture of the bridge really resembles the silhouette of a dragon arching its back.

By the way, to connect the two banks of the Irtysh, the specialists worked for two summer seasons. The uniqueness of the operation was that the finished spans were transported on barges in parts and the previously installed supports were immediately assembled. On September 20, 2004, the bridge was put into operation. The bridge shortened the route along the Northern Latitudinal Highway by 1,250 kilometers.