Proposals to build a bridge across the Kerch Strait had been considered since the early 20th century.
During World War II the German Organisation Todt built a ropeway over the strait. Finis… See more

After the annexation, Russian officials looked at various options for connecting Crimea to the Russian mainland, including a tunnel, but eventually settled on a bridge.
The bridge spans the Strait of Kerch between the … See more

Preliminary work on the bridge began in May 2015. More than 200 bombs and a few aeroplanes (including an Ilyushin Il-2 and a Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk) from the World War II era were found in the area during pre-constructio… See more

The road bridge, opened in 2018, quickly overtook the Kerch Strait ferry as a preferred route of communication between Crimea and Russia. In its first 12 hours of operation the bridge broke the traffic record of the ferry, whic… See more

Part of a large Greek terracotta statue was found at the Crimean Bridge construction site, during underwater digging near the Ak-Burun Cape. According to archaeologists, this is a unique finding, since it is the first of its kind fou… See more