Perm

The first railway bridge across the Kama was built in 1899. The Kama railway bridge is located within the city, between the stations “Perm-Sortirovochnaya” and Perm-II. Its length is 840 metres. In terms of its length, the bridge is the largest in the Urals.

The river divides the city into two unequal parts. The main part of the city is located on the left bank, stretching along the upper edge of the riverbank. In the process of the development of the city, suburbs and districts appeared around the central part. There was a requirement for connecting the two banks with durable and reliable bridges. So in 1967 in Perm the Communal Bridge was opened for traffic. Almost immediately, the bridge became the main road in Perm. The Communal Bridge still remains Perm’s main transport artery at the present time.

The cargo port of Perm plays an important role in the transportation of goods along the Kama River. The modern cargo port was built in 1950-1980. The port has a unique infrastructure (vehicles, barges, cranes, pusher tugs) and provides access to all the seas.

In the course of the present-day Kama within Perm Krai there are two reservoirs with hydroelectric power plants: Votkinskiy and Kamskiy. The emergence of hydroelectric power plants gave impetus to the development of the right bank of the city: intensive construction of urban infrastructure began, new enterprises appeared and navigation was opened along the tributaries of the Kama.