TURKMENISTAN: A new railway bridge was constructed across the Amu Darya river / Silk Road Destinations

In Turkmenistan there was built a new “Atamurat-Kerkichi” bridge across the Amu Darya – the largest and most wayward river of Central Asia.

The new bridge opened the transport corridor to the right bank of the river, which rich in natural recourses, and considerably shortened the time for goods and passengers transportation from the left-bank regions to the right-bank territories of Turkmenistan.

The new railway bridge is a construction made of concrete and steel. Its length is 1415 m and it can stand earth tremors of up to 9.0 Richter scale. So far this is the only construction of such kind on the territory of Turkmenistan.


Home Prospects Statements Terms Design Regional Tourism Great Silk Road GSR map News Newsletter Useful links Contacts		TURKMENISTAN: A new railway bridge was constructed across the Amu Darya river In Turkmenistan there was built a new “Atamurat-Kerkichi” bridge across the Amu Darya – the largest and most wayward river of Central Asia. The new bridge opened the transport corridor to the right bank of the river, which rich in natural recourses, and considerably shortened the time for goods and passengers transportation from the left-bank regions to the right-bank territories of Turkmenistan. The new railway bridge is a construction made of concrete and steel. Its length is 1415 m and it can stand earth tremors of up to 9.0 Richter scale. So far this is the only construction of such kind on the territory of Turkmenistan.