Vladivostok has just opened the second of two huge cable-stayed bridges in advance of a key summit in the region.
The Wonder Bridges Of Vladivostok
![The construction of the shorter of the two bridges, across Golden Horn Bay in central Vladivostok, began in July 2008.](https://gdb.rferl.org/6af38609-9758-4675-a9aa-f89d49bc591a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The construction of the shorter of the two bridges, across Golden Horn Bay in central Vladivostok, began in July 2008.
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![In April, the final section was installed to complete the bridge across Golden Horn Bay.](https://gdb.rferl.org/c14eeaf6-f41b-4c70-b089-b4e85113715f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In April, the final section was installed to complete the bridge across Golden Horn Bay.
![The Golden Horn Bridge was officially opened on August 11, but only pedestrians were allowed to use it the first two days.](https://gdb.rferl.org/89b1764c-d0d2-488a-baa0-72fc3ca50f4f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Golden Horn Bridge was officially opened on August 11, but only pedestrians were allowed to use it the first two days.
![The larger of the two bridges, which is the world's largest cable-stayed bridge, is built across the Eastern Bosphorus Strait and connects Vladivostok with Russky Island.](https://gdb.rferl.org/6ac32006-47eb-44ca-9775-aa00185bb5f7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The larger of the two bridges, which is the world's largest cable-stayed bridge, is built across the Eastern Bosphorus Strait and connects Vladivostok with Russky Island.
![In April, workers added the last panel of the 1,104-meter bridge to Russky Island.](https://gdb.rferl.org/4bd20192-030b-4ad4-8246-93786cc0b72d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In April, workers added the last panel of the 1,104-meter bridge to Russky Island.
![](https://gdb.rferl.org/78ba47ea-70bf-4761-ab93-4de9fde09a7c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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![The bridge to Russky Island has the highest pylons and longest stays of any bridge in the world.](https://gdb.rferl.org/11578b93-61e1-45a3-8c24-119c7417d2da_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The bridge to Russky Island has the highest pylons and longest stays of any bridge in the world.
![](https://gdb.rferl.org/3d4b7a16-fa18-4c99-a131-4ef893720d4d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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![The bridge to Russky Island (pictured) has been compared to San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.](https://gdb.rferl.org/f1b9d9a2-e75b-4a3a-b3fc-703854b20185_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The bridge to Russky Island (pictured) has been compared to San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.