One of two floating supports designed for transportation and lifting of the arches of the Crimean Bridge onto the fairway supports has arrived at the Kerch coast. The unique floating system was created by Sevastopol shipbuilders specifically for naval operations in the Kerch Strait.
A floating system consists of two identical floating pores. They are based on pontoons, united like a catamaran and equipped with specialized deck equipment. The length of the floating pore is more than 60 m, width – 35 m, height – about 12 m.
The creation of a floating system in Sevastopol in preparation for the operation to install the arches of the Crimean Bridge has been carried out since the summer of 2016. At the same time, the assembly of arched spans was carried out at the construction site in Kerch and the construction of fairway supports in the Kerch Strait.
After completion of all preparatory work, the arched spans will be transported one by one and installed using a floating system in the design position - first along the railway part, then along the road. A unique maritime operation to transport and install the bridge’s navigable arches will take place in August–September 2017.
