Pedestrian bridge across the Urals

The first bridge over the Ural River in Orenburg was built in 1835. In the design and construction of the bridge took part living at that time in Orenburg Russian writer Vladimir Dahl. The bridge was wooden and floating, it was put again every year at the end of the spring flood. Later this bridge was replaced by a pile, it was also wooden and temporary.

A permanent bridge across the Urals appeared in Orenburg only in 1982. It was built on the initiative of the Chairman of the city Council Yuri Garankin. This is a metal suspension cable bridge. It is built on two supports, from which two high pylons rise, connected at the top in the form of the letter "P". From each of the pylons depart steel cables supporting the bridge. The length of the bridge is two hundred and twenty meters, and the weight is about nine hundred tons. Interestingly, 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 north bank, a span of the bridge was built along the shore. And then we turned it around and connected it to the other half.

Despite its considerable size, the bridge looks almost weightless. It has become one of the most recognizable sights of the city. In the middle of the bridge is a metal stele, marking the symbolic border between Europe and Asia.