Without a bridge in sight at the turn of the 20th Century, a trip from Tampa to St. Petersburg was a 50-mile, all-day trip -- but that changed in the 1920s, thanks to the vision of George Gandy.

In total, several high-speed highways are planned to be launched in Russia. It is expected that new lines will connect Moscow with St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Adler, Ryazan and Minsk. Sberbank — ...