![]() The distance between the bridge and the power plant is a couple of kilometers. Basically, it is the entrance to the city. Chernobyl town is approximately 10 km away from the bridge. The road over the railway leads from Kopachi village to the city of Pripyat. ![]() Even after cleaning up process (which was made regularly there) the bridge remained contaminated. As long as the wind continued to blow off the particles, the level of radiation continued to climb. Lethal amount of radiation can be absorbed with the level of 6-7 Sv/hour. Normal atmospheric level goes up to 0.3 μSv/hour. Right after the accident the level of radiation on the bridge went up to 5,000,000 μSv/hour or 5 Sv/hour. However, the myths around this bridge went far beyond the true story. ![]() People who walked on Bridge of Death that night thought to be dead short after that. Radioactive particles were blown by the wind and affected people severely. It is said that soon after the explosion people from Pripyat came to the bridge to watch the fire. Bridge of Death in Chernobyl zone is one of the most legendary places there.
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