The Dead Road – research
During three expeditions (2009, 2011, 2013) we have mapped a total of 15 abandoned camps along the so-called Dead Road Railway – Gulag Construction...
123rd kilometre labour camp
Labour camp on the Turukhan River. Used in the construction and maintenance of the railway line and an adjacent bridge over the Makovskaya River.
The camp at the 123-kilometre point on the railway line (calculated from Yermakovo) is in a very poor state. Most of its buildings have collapsed or been dismantled by local hunters. The adjacent railway bridge across the Makovskaya River is in relatively good condition; it is one of the largest bridges built by prisoners working on the eastern section of the Dead Road (construction no. 503).
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