List of bridges in Russia

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This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Russia, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.

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Major road and railway bridges

This table presents the structures greater than 1,000 meters (non-exhaustive list).

NameSpanLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationRef.
Krymskii most 13 sentiabria 2019 goda (1).jpg 1 Crimean Rail Bridge 227 m (745 ft)18,118.05 m (59,442.4 ft) Arch
Steel tied-arch
2019 TamanKerch
45°18′30.8″N36°30′20.6″E / 45.308556°N 36.505722°E / 45.308556; 36.505722 (Crimean Rail Bridge)
[S 1]
Arki Krymskogo mosta 21 dekabria 2019 goda.jpg 2 Crimean Road Bridge 227 m (745 ft)16,857.28 m (55,306.0 ft) Arch
Steel tied-arch
2018 TamanKerch
45°18′31.6″N36°30′22.5″E / 45.308778°N 36.506250°E / 45.308778; 36.506250 (Crimean Road Bridge)
[S 2]
Western Rapid Diameter in Saint Petersburg.jpg 3Southern overpass of the Western High-Speed Diameter 9,378 m (30,768 ft)
8 lanes road bridge
Neva
2016
Spb 06-2017 img39 Krestovsky Stadium.jpg 4Northern overpass of the Western High-Speed Diameter 8,794.5 m (28,853 ft)
8 lanes road bridge
Neva
2016
Most v Kitai cherez Amur.jpg 5Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye railway bridge7,194 m (23,602 ft)
Railway bridge
Amur
2022
Prezidentskii most cherez r. Volgu.jpg 6 President Bridge 221 m (725 ft)(x25)5,825 m (19,111 ft) Truss bridge
Steel
4 lanes road bridge
Volga
2009 Ulyanovsk
54°21′39.3″N48°26′16.8″E / 54.360917°N 48.438000°E / 54.360917; 48.438000 (President Bridge)
[S 3]
Moskovskaia "nadzemka" - panoramio.jpg 7Moscow Monorail overpass4,698 m (15,413 ft)
Railway bridge
2004
8Lena Bridge
under construction
4,610 m (15,120 ft)
2 lanes road bridge
Lena
2028
Vladivostok most na De-Friz.JPG 9Amur Bay Bridge4,364 m (14,318 ft)
4 lanes road bridge
Amur Bay
2012
10Yuribey Bridge3,893 m (12,772 ft)
Railway bridge
Yuribey
2009
Amurbridge2.jpg 11 Khabarovsk Bridge 3,891 m (12,766 ft)
Railway bridge
4 lanes road bridge
Amur
1916
1999
Most cherez Volgu (Tol'iatti).jpg 12Volga Bridge (Tolyatti bypass)3,750 m (12,300 ft)
4 lanes road bridge
Volga
2024
Volga River. Yaroslavl railway bridge P5262386 2350.jpg 13Jubilee Bridge3,510 m (11,520 ft)
4 lanes road bridge
Volga
2010
M12 highway bridge on the Volga river 01.jpg 14Volga Bridge (M12)3,362 m (11,030 ft)
4 lanes road bridge
Volga
2023
100 2066 Eastern Bosphorus bridge and Russky Island, Vladivostok (22203434566)2.jpg 15 Russky Bridge 1,104 m (3,622 ft)3,100 m (10,200 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons
4 lanes road bridge
Eastern Bosphorus
2012 Vladivostok
43°03′48.2″N131°54′27.9″E / 43.063389°N 131.907750°E / 43.063389; 131.907750 (Russky Bridge)
[S 4]
Bol'shoi obukhovskii most vnutrennee kol'tso KADa.jpg 16 Bolshoy Obukhovsky Bridge 382 m (1,253 ft)2,824 m (9,265 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, steel pylons
Twin bridges
2004
2007
Saint Petersburg
59°51′13.7″N30°29′33.5″E / 59.853806°N 30.492639°E / 59.853806; 30.492639 (Bolshoy Obukhovsky Bridge)
[S 5]
Saratov Bridge2.JPG 17 Saratov Bridge 166 m (545 ft)(x3)2,804 m (9,199 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
3 lanes road bridge
Volga
1965 Saratov - Engels
51°31′19.0″N46°04′02.6″E / 51.521944°N 46.067389°E / 51.521944; 46.067389 (Saratov Bridge)
[S 6]
Obkhod Ufy.jpg 18East Exit Bridge2,670 m (8,760 ft)
4 lanes road bridge
Ufa
2024
BridgeAdlerKrasnayaPolyana.jpg 19Krasnaya Polyana Railway Bridge2,517 m (8,258 ft)
Railway bridge
2013
Bridge Across The Volga.jpg 20 Volgograd Bridge 157 m (515 ft)(x3)2,514 m (8,248 ft) Box girder
Steel
Twin bridges
4 lanes road bridge
Volga
2009 Volgograd
48°43′17.3″N44°33′02.6″E / 48.721472°N 44.550722°E / 48.721472; 44.550722 (New Saratov Bridge)
[S 7]
21Big Sursky Bridge1,242 m (4,075 ft)
2,416 m (7,927 ft)
2 lanes road bridge
2 lanes road bridge
Volga
2012
2024
Pristannoe2.jpg 22New Saratov Bridge157 m (515 ft)(x3)2,351 m (7,713 ft) Box girder
Steel
10x126+3x157+3x126
Twin bridges
4 lanes road bridge
Volga
2000
2009
Saratov - Engels
51°35′33.7″N46°12′49.7″E / 51.592694°N 46.213806°E / 51.592694; 46.213806 (New Saratov Bridge)
[S 8]
Temernitskii ( Siverskii) avtomobil'nyi i razvodnoi zheleznodorozhnyi mosty cherez reku Don v gorode Rostov-na-Donu.jpg 23 Temernitsky Bridge 2,255 m (7,398 ft)
6 lanes road bridge
Don
2010
24Staromatsestinsky viaduct2,208 m (7,244 ft)
2 lanes road viaduct
2013
Novosibirsk Metro Bridge 07-2016.jpg 25 Novosibirsk Metro Bridge 2,145 m (7,037 ft)
Railway bridge
Ob
2013
Yugra Bridge 2.jpg 26 Yugra Bridge 408 m (1,339 ft)2,110 m (6,920 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, steel pylon
2 lanes road bridge
Ob
2000 Surgut
61°13′03.7″N73°09′36.5″E / 61.217694°N 73.160139°E / 61.217694; 73.160139 (Yugra Bridge)
[S 9]
Burginskii most s vozdukha.jpg 27 Bugrinsky Bridge 380 m (1,250 ft)2,097 m (6,880 ft) Arch
Steel tied-arch
Bow-string bridge
6 lanes road bridge
Ob
2014 Novosibirsk
54°58′29.8″N82°57′44.1″E / 54.974944°N 82.962250°E / 54.974944; 82.962250 (Bugrinsky Bridge)
[S 10]
Volga Ulyanovsk-oliv.jpg 28Imperial Bridge2,089 m (6,854 ft)
Railway bridge
2 lanes road bridge
Volga
1916
1958
Surgutskie mosty (cropped).jpg 29Yugra railway bridge2,010 m (6,590 ft)
Railway bridge
Ob
1975
Turinskii most - panoramio.jpg 30Tura Bridge1,965 m (6,447 ft)
2 lanes road bridge
Tura
2008
Novyi most cherez Zeiu.jpg 31Zeya New Bridge1,932 m (6,339 ft)
2 lanes road bridge
Zeya
2023
32Don Bridge1,901 m (6,237 ft)
4 lanes road bridge
Don
2023
Vtoraya estakada Kaliningrad.jpg 33Second flyover bridge1,883 m (6,178 ft)
6 lanes road bridge
Pregolya
2011
The Alexander Railway Bridge.jpg 34 Syzran Bridge 109 m (358 ft)(x13)1,483 m (4,865 ft) Truss bridge
Steel
1880 Syzran
53°10′24.8″N48°47′49.9″E / 53.173556°N 48.797194°E / 53.173556; 48.797194 (Syzran Bridge)
[1]
Zhivopisny Bridge1.jpg 35 Zhivopisny Bridge 409 m (1,342 ft)1,460 m (4,790 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, steel arch pylon
8 lanes road bridge
Krasnoprenensky avenue
Moskva
2007 Moscow
55°46′34.6″N37°26′36.0″E / 55.776278°N 37.443333°E / 55.776278; 37.443333 (Zhivopisny Bridge)
[S 11]
Oka River. Cable bridge in Murom P5231272 2350.jpg 36 Murom Bridge  [ ru ]231 m (758 ft)(x2)1,393 m (4,570 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, 3 concrete pylons
108+2x231+108
2 lanes road bridge
P72
Oka
2009 Murom
55°37′04.3″N42°04′05.2″E / 55.617861°N 42.068111°E / 55.617861; 42.068111 (Murom Bridge)
[S 12]
Zolotoi most (9252929327).jpg 37 Zolotoy Bridge 737 m (2,418 ft)1,388.09 m (4,554.1 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons
6 lanes road bridge
Zolotoy Rog
2012 Vladivostok
43°06′32.7″N131°53′46.8″E / 43.109083°N 131.896333°E / 43.109083; 131.896333 (Zolotoy Bridge)
[S 13]
Most cherez Irtysh.JPG 38 Irtych River Bridge  [ ru ]231 m (758 ft)1,316 m (4,318 ft) Arch
Steel through arch
2 lanes road bridge
Irtysh
2004 Khanty-Mansiysk
60°59′20.3″N68°58′49.9″E / 60.988972°N 68.980528°E / 60.988972; 68.980528 (Bugrinsky Bridge)
[S 14]
39 Murom Highway Bridge
under construction
254 m (833 ft)1,300 m (4,300 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
Murom
55°37′16.1″N42°04′28.0″E / 55.621139°N 42.074444°E / 55.621139; 42.074444 (Murom Highway Bridge)
[2]
Kostromskoi most v 2008 godu.jpg 40 Kostroma Bridge  [ ru ]148 m (486 ft)1,236 m (4,055 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
4 lanes road bridge
Volga
1972 Kostroma
57°45′09.4″N40°56′18.4″E / 57.752611°N 40.938444°E / 57.752611; 40.938444 (Kostroma Bridge)
[S 15]
Spb Finland Bridge asv2019-09 img2.jpg 41 Finland Railway Bridge 100 m (330 ft)(x3)1,139 m (3,737 ft) Arch
Steel through arch
Vertical-lift bridge
Railway bridge
Neva
1912 Saint Petersburg
59°54′55.5″N30°24′33.4″E / 59.915417°N 30.409278°E / 59.915417; 30.409278 (Finland Railway Bridge)
[S 16]

Other road and railway bridges

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).

NameSpanLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationRef.
Sankt-Peterburg, most Betankura sverkhu.jpg 1 Betancourt Bridge 173 m (568 ft)940 m (3,080 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel
6 lanes road bridge
Little Neva
2018 Saint Petersburg
59°57′24.5″N30°15′54.4″E / 59.956806°N 30.265111°E / 59.956806; 30.265111 (Betancourt Bridge Bridge)
[3]
Oktjabr'skijj most, the bridge over the Yenisei in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, view from the right bank.jpg 2 October Bridge (Krasnoyarsk)  [ ru ]200 m (660 ft)900 m (3,000 ft) Box girder
Steel
Twin bridges
8 lanes road bridge
Yenisey
1986 Krasnoyarsk
56°01′07.7″N92°57′04.4″E / 56.018806°N 92.951222°E / 56.018806; 92.951222 (October Bridge (Krasnoyarsk))
[4]
Naberezhnaia u mosta Millenium.jpg 3 Millennium Bridge (Kazan) 100 m (330 ft)(x2)835 m (2,740 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel box girder deck, steel pylons
Twin bridges
6 lanes road bridge
Kazanka
2005 Kazan
55°48′24.0″N49°08′35.8″E / 55.806667°N 49.143278°E / 55.806667; 49.143278 (Millennium Bridge (Kazan))
[S 17]
Cherepovets. Oktiabr'skii most 02.jpg 4 October Bridge (Cherepovets)  [ ru ]194 m (636 ft)781 m (2,562 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel beam deck, steel pylon
6 lanes road bridge
P104
Sheksna
1979 Cherepovets
59°06′49.4″N37°54′12.3″E / 59.113722°N 37.903417°E / 59.113722; 37.903417 (October Bridge (Cherepovets))
Sams most tara.jpg 5 Samsonovski Bridge 189 m (620 ft)710 m (2,330 ft) Arch
Steel through arch
84+189+84
2 lanes road bridge
Irtysh
2004 Tara
56°57′31.9″N74°23′26.7″E / 56.958861°N 74.390750°E / 56.958861; 74.390750 (Samsonovski Bridge)
[5]
Bridge over the Korabelny fairway .jpg 6 Korabelny Fairway Bridge  [ ru ]320 m (1,050 ft)622 m (2,041 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
150+320+150
2016 Saint Petersburg
59°55′10.2″N30°12′39.3″E / 59.919500°N 30.210917°E / 59.919500; 30.210917 (Korabelny Fairway Bridge)
[S 18]
Spb 06-2017 img46 ZSD bridge at Krestovsky Stadium.jpg 7 Petrovsky Fairway Bridge  [ ru ]240 m (790 ft)580 m (1,900 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons
2016 Saint Petersburg
59°57′59.0″N30°12′59.4″E / 59.966389°N 30.216500°E / 59.966389; 30.216500 (Petrovsky Fairway Bridge)
Saviolovskii most cherez Volgu Savelovsky Bridge.jpg 8 Kimry Bridge  [ ru ]128 m (420 ft)(x2)554 m (1,818 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete with cable-stays
4 lanes road bridge
Volga
1978 Kimry
56°52′23.8″N37°21′52.1″E / 56.873278°N 37.364472°E / 56.873278; 37.364472 (Kimry Bridge)
[S 19]
Vantovyjj most, the bridge in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, view from the left bank.jpg 9 Vinogradovsky Bridge  [ ru ]155 m (509 ft)550 m (1,800 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete beam deck, concrete pylons
1985 Krasnoyarsk
56°00′49.8″N92°54′05.6″E / 56.013833°N 92.901556°E / 56.013833; 92.901556 (Vinogradovsky Bridge)
Krasnoluzhsky Road Bridge Moscow.jpg 10 Krasnoluzhsky Road Bridge 144 m (472 ft)412 m (1,352 ft) Box girder
110+144+110
Twin bridges
1998 Moscow
55°43′40.5″N37°32′49.4″E / 55.727917°N 37.547056°E / 55.727917; 37.547056 (Krasnoluzhsky Road Bridge)
[S 20]
Den(22800).webp 11 Andreyevsky Road Bridge  [ ru ]135 m (443 ft)340 m (1,120 ft) Arch
Steel deck arch
Twin bridges
2001 Moscow
55°42′50.3″N37°34′37.4″E / 55.713972°N 37.577056°E / 55.713972; 37.577056 (Andreyevsky Road Bridge)
Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge SPB 02.jpg 12 Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge 136 m (446 ft)(x2)334 m (1,096 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
4 lanes road bridge
Neva
1909 Saint Petersburg
59°56′33.5″N30°24′04.1″E / 59.942639°N 30.401139°E / 59.942639; 30.401139 (Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge)
[S 21]
Krasnoluzhsky Rail Bridge and Krasnoluzhsky Road Bridge.jpg 13 Krasnoluzhsky Railway Bridge 135 m (443 ft)300 m (980 ft) Arch
Steel through arch
Railway bridge
Moskva
1907
2001
Moscow
55°43′41.0″N37°32′51.4″E / 55.728056°N 37.547611°E / 55.728056; 37.547611 (Krasnoluzhsky Railway Bridge)
[S 22]
Moscow 05-2017 img13 Krymsky Bridge.jpg 14 Krymsky Bridge 168 m (551 ft)262 m (860 ft) Suspension
Steel deck and pylons
Chain bridge
47+168+47
6 lanes road bridge
Moskva
1938 Moscow
55°44′02.2″N37°35′56.2″E / 55.733944°N 37.598944°E / 55.733944; 37.598944 (Krymsky Bridge)
[S 23]
Kamensk Bridge.jpg 15 Kamensk-Uralsky Railway Bridge 140 m (460 ft)260 m (850 ft) Arch
Concrete filled steel tubular deck arch
Railway bridge
Iset
1939 Kamensk-Uralsky
56°23′35.3″N61°57′50.6″E / 56.393139°N 61.964056°E / 56.393139; 61.964056 (Kamensk-Uralsky Railway Bridge)

Historical and architectural interest bridges

NameRussianDistinctionLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationOblastRef.
Verkhotur'e - panoramio (2).jpg 1 Verkhoturie Wooden Bridge Пешеходный подвесной мост через р. ТуруCultural heritage object No.  6600001107 Suspension
Steel cables, wooden piles and deck
17th century Verkhoturye
58°51′34.3″N60°48′22.8″E / 58.859528°N 60.806333°E / 58.859528; 60.806333 (Verkhoturie Wooden Bridge)
Sverdlovsk
Moscow 05-2012 Tsaritsyno 10.jpg 2 Figurny Bridge Фигурный мост Tsaritsyno Palace
Cultural heritage object No.  7710115014
Masonry
1 arch
Footbridge
1778 Moscow
55°36′59.0″N37°40′50.4″E / 55.616389°N 37.680667°E / 55.616389; 37.680667 (Figurny Bridge)
Moscow [S 24]
Bridge in Tsaritsyno Park, Moscow.jpg 3 Big Bridge over the Gully  [ ru ]Большой мост через овраг Tsaritsyno Palace
Cultural heritage object No.  7710115005
80 m (260 ft) Masonry
8 arches
Footbridge
1784 Moscow
55°37′04.5″N37°40′50.1″E / 55.617917°N 37.680583°E / 55.617917; 37.680583 (Big Bridge over the Gully)
Moscow [S 25]
Most Lomonosova 2.jpg 4 Lomonosov Bridge Мост ЛомоносоваCultural heritage object No.  7810706007 63 m (207 ft) Beam bridge
Steel
Vertical-lift bridge
Road bridge
Fontanka
1787 Saint Petersburg
59°55′42.5″N30°20′08.4″E / 59.928472°N 30.335667°E / 59.928472; 30.335667 (Lomonosov Bridge)
Saint Petersburg [S 26]
Staro-Kalinkin most cherez Fontanku.jpg 5 Staro-Kalinkin Bridge Старо-Калинкин мостCultural heritage object No.  7810706006 65 m (213 ft) Masonry
3 arches
Road bridge
Fontanka
1788 Saint Petersburg
59°54′59.1″N30°16′45.8″E / 59.916417°N 30.279389°E / 59.916417; 30.279389 (Staro-Kalinkin Bridge)
Saint Petersburg [S 27]
Rostokinskii akveduk Rostokinsky aqueduct IMG 3775.jpg 6 Rostokino Aqueduct Ростокинский акведукCultural heritage object No.  7710438000 356 m (1,168 ft) Masonry
21 arches
Aqueduct
1804 Moscow
55°49′42.3″N37°39′18.1″E / 55.828417°N 37.655028°E / 55.828417; 37.655028 (Rostokino Aqueduct)
Moscow [S 28]
Pochtamtsky Bridge SPb.jpg 7 Postoffice Bridge Почтамтский мостCultural heritage object No.  7810699008 35 m (115 ft) Suspension
Chain bridge
Footbridge
Moyka
1824 Saint Petersburg
59°55′49.7″N30°18′02.7″E / 59.930472°N 30.300750°E / 59.930472; 30.300750 (Postoffice Bridge)
Saint Petersburg [S 29]
Bankovskii most. Sankt-Peterburg..JPG 8 Bank Bridge Банковский мостCultural heritage object No.  7810694002 25 m (82 ft) Suspension
Chain bridge
Footbridge
Griboyedov Canal
1826 Saint Petersburg
59°55′55.9″N30°19′29.7″E / 59.932194°N 30.324917°E / 59.932194; 30.324917 (Bank Bridge)
Saint Petersburg [S 30]
L'vinyi most 3.jpg 9 Bridge of Four Lions Львиный мостCultural heritage object No.  7810694006 28 m (92 ft) Suspension
Chain bridge
Footbridge
Griboyedov Canal
1826 Saint Petersburg
59°55′36.8″N30°18′04.9″E / 59.926889°N 30.301361°E / 59.926889; 30.301361 (Pochtamtsky Bridge)
Saint Petersburg [S 31]
Egyptian chain bridge.jpg 10 Egyptian Bridge (1826)
collapsed in 1905
Египетский мост Suspension 1826 Saint Petersburg
59°55′00.9″N30°17′50.5″E / 59.916917°N 30.297361°E / 59.916917; 30.297361 (Egyptian Bridge (1826))
Saint Petersburg [S 32]
Anichkov most v Sankt-Peterburge 2H1A2928WI.jpg 11 Anichkov Bridge Аничков мостCultural heritage object No.  7810706001 54 m (177 ft) Masonry
3 arches
Road bridge
Fontanka
1841 Saint Petersburg
59°55′59.7″N30°20′36.1″E / 59.933250°N 30.343361°E / 59.933250; 30.343361 (Anichkov Bridge)
Saint Petersburg [S 33]
Fotografiia Troitskogo mosta.jpg 12 Trinity Bridge Тро́ицкий мостCultural heritage object No.  7802128000 582 m (1,909 ft) Arch
Steel deck arch
Bascule bridge
Road bridge
Neva
1903 Saint Petersburg
59°56′55.8″N30°19′38.3″E / 59.948833°N 30.327306°E / 59.948833; 30.327306 (Trinity Bridge)
Saint Petersburg [S 34]
Dvortsovyi most i admiralteistvo.jpg 13 Palace Bridge Дворцо́вый мостCultural heritage object No.  7802129000 260 m (850 ft) Beam bridge
Steel
Bascule bridge
Road bridge
Neva
1916 Saint Petersburg
59°56′28.4″N30°18′28.8″E / 59.941222°N 30.308000°E / 59.941222; 30.308000 (Palace Bridge)
Saint Petersburg [S 35]
Saint Petersburg Egyptian Bridge IMG 6434 1280.jpg 14 Egyptian Bridge (1955) Египетский мостCultural heritage object No.  7810706002 46 m (151 ft) Arch
Steel deck arch
Road bridge
Fontanka
1955 Saint Petersburg
59°55′00.9″N30°17′50.1″E / 59.916917°N 30.297250°E / 59.916917; 30.297250 (Egyptian Bridge (1955))
Saint Petersburg [S 36]
Luiza.JPG 15 Queen Louise Bridge Мост королевы Луизы Lithuania–Russia border
Cultural heritage object No.  3900314000
Beam bridge
Steel
Road bridge
Neman
1965 SovetskPanemunė
55°05′02.0″N21°54′21.8″E / 55.083889°N 21.906056°E / 55.083889; 21.906056 (Queen Louise Bridge)
Kaliningrad
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
[S 37]

Notes and references

    1. "Александровский мост" [Alexander Bridge] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 October 2013.
    2. "В Муром привезли пролеты для строительства нового моста через Оку" [Spans were brought to Murom for the construction of a new bridge across the Oka]. provladimir.ru (in Russian).
    3. "Betancourt Bridge in St. Petersburg". stpr.ru - Stroyproekt Engineering Group.
    4. "Октябрьский мост, Красноярск" [Oktyabrsky bridge, Krasnoyarsk]. my.krskstate.ru (in Russian).
    5. "Самсоновский мост" [Samsonovskiy bridge]. taragorod.ru (in Russian).

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