Golden Bridge (Zolotoy Bridge)
Золотой мост
A cable-stayed bridge completed in 2012 spanning the Golden Horn Bay, with a 737-metre main span and 226-metre V-shaped pylons. It is the city's new landmark, and it can be photographed from Eagle's Nest Hill and Korabelnaya Embankment.
The Golden Bridge (Zolotoy Bridge) was built for the 2012 APEC Summit. It spans the Golden Horn Bay, linking the city centre with Churkin Peninsula. The bridge is 1,388 metres long with a 737-metre main span, and its two V-shaped pylons stand 226 metres high. It is one of the longest-span cable-stayed bridges in the world and a calling card of Vladivostok. Together with the Russky Bridge, it is known as the 'APEC twin bridges'. The bridge itself is not open to pedestrians (vehicles only), but there are several spots for viewing and photography: Eagle's Nest Hill viewpoint (a head-on view of the whole bridge and the warships in the Golden Horn Bay, the most classic), Korabelnaya Embankment (beside the S-56 submarine, looking up at the pylons), the Tsesarevich Seaside Promenade behind the GUM department store in the city centre (close-up views of the underside of the bridge and the yacht harbour), and viewpoints on the Churkin Peninsula side (city skyline). At night the bridge is lit, and together with the lights on the opposite shore of the Golden Horn, it forms the core of the city's night view. Destroyers and submarines of the Pacific Fleet often moor in the Golden Horn Bay beneath the bridge, and on the last Sunday of July, Navy Day, warships are reviewed. Getting there: walk from the railway station along Svetlanskaya Street to Korabelnaya Embankment, about 15 minutes. To reach Eagle's Nest Hill, take the funicular (about 30 roubles). Note: the bridge cannot be walked on, so don't be misled by the 'promenade' on the map. Sea winds at the Golden Horn are strong, so keep warm when shooting night views in autumn and winter. Do not fly drones over the military port area.
Opening hours
Open all day (viewing)
Nearby sights
- Krasny Vympel Memorial Ship
- Lutheran Church of St. Paul
- Svetlanskaya Street & GUM
- Eagle's Nest Hill
- Central Square (Fighters for Soviet Power Square)
- Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre
- Pokrovsky Cathedral & Pokrovsky Park
- Arseniev Museum of Far Eastern History