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Bering Strait crossing
Proposed bridge or tunnel connection between Russia and Alaska / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Bering Strait crossing is a hypothetical bridge or tunnel that would span the relatively narrow and shallow Bering Strait between the Chukotka Peninsula in Russia and the Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. The crossing would provide a connection linking the Americas and Afro-Eurasia.
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With the two Diomede Islands between the peninsulas, the Bering Strait could be spanned by a bridge or tunnel.
There have been several proposals for a Bering Strait crossing made by various individuals and media outlets. The names used for them include "The Intercontinental Peace Bridge" and "Eurasia–America Transport Link".[1] Tunnel names have included "TKM–World Link", "AmerAsian Peace Tunnel" and InterBering.[2] In April 2007, Russian government officials told the press that the Russian government would back a US$65 billion plan by a consortium of companies to build a Bering Strait tunnel.[3] This crossing might become a segment of the proposed to build superhighway which will be called "INTEREX" (International Expressway), which begins to travel pass from Mexico up to Siberian Region of Russia.[citation needed]