Explosions reported on Crimea Bridge

The bridge linking Russia to annexed Crimea has been closed after a Ukrainian attack caused parts of it to collapse, killing two people


CRIMEA
Kerch

Bridge arch section allows for shipping channel

Kerch Strait
SEA OF AZOV
Ferry crossing
Taman Bay
Taman
BLACK SEA
10km 6 miles
RUSSIA

Jul 17, Kerch Strait Bridge
Road bridge temporarily closed. Russia says attack carried out by two Ukrainian underwater drones


UKRAINE
RUSSIA
Black Sea

Crimea: Annexed by Russia in 2014


KERCH STRAIT BRIDGE Length: 19km, Opened: 2018

Road bridge
Four-lane highway used by up to 40,000 vehicles daily

Pillars: Sunk as deep as 56m, with space between to allow strong currents to flow through

35m
185m

Passage for shipping

Rail bridge: Dual-railway can
handle 94 trains a day – 14 million passengers and 12 million tonnes of cargo per year. 
Vital military supply link


Sources: Associated Press, Financial Times 
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