Pedestrian bridge over the Urals

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Photos

  • Пешеходный мост через Урал. Photo 1
  • Пешеходный мост через Урал. Photo 2
  • Пешеходный мост через Урал. Photo 3
  • Пешеходный мост через Урал. Photo 4
  • Пешеходный мост через Урал. Photo 5
  • Пешеходный мост через Урал. Photo 6
  • Пешеходный мост через Урал. Photo 7
  • Пешеходный мост через Урал. Photo 8

Description

The pedestrian bridge over the Ural River is a unique symbol of our city of Orenburg. On the bridge there is a stele "Europe Asia" (see stele Europe-Asia), which divides the city into 2 corresponding parts (approximately in the middle of the Ural River). On the European side of the city, in front of the entrance to the embankment there is a monument to Chkalov, there is an observation deck and a cable car connecting the two banks. Those who wish can, instead of walking across the bridge, travel to the Asian part by cable car. On the second bank of the Ural River there is the Transural Grove Park, one of the favorite recreational places for city residents. The park has summer cafeterias, a beautiful square with benches, and rental of bicycles and roller skates.

Historical reference

The very first bridge in Orenburg across the Ural River was built in 1835. Then the Russian writer Vladimir Dal, who lived in Orenburg at that time, took part in the design and construction of the bridge. The bridge was wooden and floating, so it had to be rebuilt every year at the end of the spring flood. A little later, the floating bridge was replaced by a pile bridge, but it also remained temporary.

Only in 1982 was a modern bridge across the Urals built in Orenburg. The pedestrian bridge was built on the initiative of the Chairman of the City Council Yuri Garankin. This is a metal suspension cable-stayed bridge. It is erected on two supports, from which rise two high pylons, connected at the top in the shape of the letter “P”. From each of the pylons there are steel cables that support the bridge. The bridge is 220 meters long and weighs about 900 tons. It is interesting that the bridge was built on both sides of the Urals. From the southern bank, construction was carried out in the usual way across the river. And on the northern bank, the bridge span was built along the shore. and then unfolded it, connecting it to the other half.

At night, the suspended pedestrian bridge and the embankment are illuminated by numerous lanterns, making one of the attractions of our city of Orenburg very impressive.

The last photo was taken during the largest flood in the history of Orenburg - April 12, 2024.

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