Workers are blocking access to the observation deck and descent

Today, April 10th, V Orenburg the descent to Ural and onto a pedestrian bridge over the river. It is planned that access to the sights of the regional center will be available by City Day, that is, by the end of August.

Builders are closing access to the pedestrian bridge across the Urals

The descent to the Ural River was closed due to the continuation of its reconstruction, as well as to eliminate identified problems. Scheduled big list works, including applying the top layer of concrete to the steps, plastering and painting work. It was also reported that the facility will be closed for reconstruction. winter 2017 when the main work was completed. It was announced that continuation of work in low temperature conditions was impossible.

Descent and pedestrian bridge over the Ural River


Today workers firms Skib LLC access to the upper observation deck, to the bridge from the side of the Transural Grove and to the bridge from the side of the Elizavetinsky Descent was closed.

How to get to the embankment and the Transural Grove?

You can get to the river embankment through Ferry Lane and through Elizavetinsky Descent. Let us note that the city authorities have promised to repair this historical descent this year, but it is not yet known when the work will begin. To get in Transural grove possible by cable car, or through the village Kuznechny.

In 1835, the first bridge was built across the Urals in Orenburg. At that time, Vladimir Dal lived in the city, who took part in its design and construction. The bridge was floating and made of wood; at the end of the spring flood, it was rebuilt every year. Later it was replaced with a pile one. A permanent bridge connected the banks of the Urals only in 1982.

Hanging metal cable-stayed bridge it is supported by two supports, from which high pylons extend upward, connected by the letter “P”. Steel cables stretch from each pylon to the bridge to support it. The weight of the bridge is about nine hundred tons, and its length is two hundred and twenty meters. Interestingly, the bridge was built on both sides of the river. WITH south coast its construction proceeded in the usual way - across the river. The bridge span on the north bank was first built along it, and then turned around and connected to the other half.

The bridge seems almost weightless, despite its rather significant size. In Orenburg, it is the most recognizable city landmark. In its middle there is a stele indicating that the Urals are a symbolic border separating Asia and Europe.

On the Asian side of the bridge is the Transural Grove with its coastal landscapes and shady trees. Sevropeyskaya is the embankment of Orenburg, which has become a favorite vacation spot for most citizens.

The International Geographical Union, however, has not recognized this border since 1959 after accepting the opinion of Russian scientists about its passage along the Emba River, Ural mountains and Mugojaram. According to this statement, the Ural River can be considered a water boundary between parts of the world only in its upper reaches. Thus, Orenburg is completely European city. But Orenburg residents are still confident in the opposite, because it’s so cool: one step to the side and you’re in Europe, a step in the other direction and you’re in Asia.










The first bridge across the Ural River in the city of Orenburg was built back in 1835. 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; it was rebuilt every year at the end of the spring flood. Later this bridge was replaced by a pile bridge; 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-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 two hundred and twenty meters long and weighs about nine hundred 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.

Despite its rather significant size, the bridge looks almost weightless. It has become one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. In the middle of the bridge there is a metal stele marking the symbolic border between Europe and Asia.


about the project

The suspended pedestrian bridge over the Ural River is an attribute of one of the most beautiful places city ​​of Orenburg, Ural embankment. In its beauty it is not inferior to many beautiful places in Moscow and St. Petersburg and therefore is business card city ​​of Orenburg.

Orenburg is located simultaneously in two parts of the world: Europe and Asia. The Ural River is the water boundary between these continents, and the bridge connecting the two banks is the link between them. On the pedestrian bridge over the Ural River there is a symbolic sign of the border - two border pillars with the coat of arms of Orenburg.

Pedestrian bridge across the Ural River is a unique engineering structure created under the leadership of V.V. Shatalov, one of the country's progressive specialists and engineers, in the mid-twentieth century. There are no analogues to this bridge in terms of weight and length in the country. Using advanced methods for manufacturing bridge metal structures, as well as a unique installation method, the bridge was built in a short time, with minimal costs and is part of the picturesque architecture of the Ural River embankment.

In 2009, restoration of the load-bearing structures of staircases and crossbars, a suspended pedestrian bridge across the Ural River, which had collapsed under the influence of moisture, pedestrian loads and other factors, was carried out. The main purpose of the repair was to increase the service life of the flights of stairs and the bridge as a whole. To do this, it was necessary to stop further destruction, restore the load-bearing capacity, protective layer and reinforcement damaged by corrosion, without using more radical methods.

The condition of the monolithic structures was emergency: the protective layer had crumbled, reinforcement bars had collapsed from corrosion, in some places completely corroded, cracks along the entire length of the load-bearing structures.

The repair was carried out in the summer at temperatures from +15˚С to +30˚С without direct sunlight, which is ideal for repairs with cement compositions. During the work, the beams were cleared of loose concrete, and the reinforcing bars were sandblasted and machined. In places where the reinforcement was severely damaged, it was replaced.

For these works, materials from the MAPEI company were selected and used: Mapefer 1K for anti-corrosion protection of reinforcing bars, Mapegrout Thixotropic a thixotropic composition with good adhesive properties to create a protective layer and, in general, to strengthen the beams and Mapelastic, a two-component elastic composition based on cement for protection and concrete waterproofing.

Based on the technical data of these materials, tested in practice, we can easily say that the problems of destruction of load-bearing beams have been solved for the near future.

Connecting parts of the world: pedestrian bridge across the Urals in Orenburg April 17th, 2018

The pedestrian bridge across the Urals in Orenburg is rightfully the city’s main attraction. More like a symbol. His image is in all notes and essays about the city, on calendars and postcards. In 1835, a bridge was built on this site, in the design of which our famous writer Vladimir Dal was involved. He lived at that time in Orenburg. The first bridge was a wooden floating one; it was erected after floods and removed for the winter. Then the bridge became a pile bridge, but also made of wood. It was only in 1982 that the metal bridge that we see to this day was built.


The length of the bridge is 220 meters, weight is about 900 tons, the design is impressive - the suspension bridge is cable-stayed, but it looks somehow light. And there is also a stele “Europe Asia” installed on it.

The river divides the city into two parts approximately in the middle. And you can make unique trips from Europe to Asia and back several times a day.

On the European side there is a monument to the legendary pilot Chkalov, cable car, Observation deck, and in Asia there is the Transural Grove. The monument to Valery Pavlovich was erected in 1953. Orenburg, by the way, was called Chkalov from 1938 to 1957. The six-meter monument stands on a seven-meter pedestal.

We will not take the cable car down to Zauralka, we will walk a little and return.

Yes, over time it was quite a disaster to be free.


Now the reconstruction of the embankment and the descent to the bridge from the observation deck seems to be completed or close to it.

Overall it’s not bad, you haven’t seen the old photos, but there are still a lot of imperfections and clumsy steps.

Maybe they'll fix it. Just during our walk on the bridge, an important delegation walked around, looking like an inspection commission, measuring, recording, photographing.

In general, the construction of this bridge itself was unique. It was erected simultaneously from both banks. On the south side they built it in the classical way, but on the opposite side it was first built along the shore and then turned around, connecting the two halves.

They say that the bridge itself will also be closed for reconstruction in the near future. This, I think, is correct.

After all, in some places it doesn’t look at all formal.

But the townspeople will have to get to their favorite vacation spot in the Transural Grove either by cable car or by road bridge.

Or maybe swim, because this is where the city beach is located.

Okay, we'll see in the summer.