In 1880 on the territory of Simbirsk, about ten kilometers from the city of Syzran opened the railway bridge across the Volga River, is being built in for four years. A major technical structure, length of 1436 meters, more than twenty years, is the largest in Europe and ranks sixth in the world in terms of length. Designing structures engaged Professor of the Institute of railways the city of St. Petersburg - Nikolai Apollonovich Belelyubsky and supervised the construction engineer V.M.Berezin.

The official date of opening of the bridge (30 August 1880.) Was timed to the anniversary of the 25th anniversary of the reign of Emperor Alexander II, in whose honor and was the original name of the bridge - Alexander. Over the years, the bridge changed its name: the Volga, Red and Syzran, but the indigenous people by force of habit always called him the Alexander.

In the nineteenth century, Alexander's Bridge was the only link between the central regions of Russia the railroad tracks to the east of the Volga, Siberia and the Urals. As an important strategic target, in 1918, during the retreat of the Whites, the two span bridge were destroyed. During the Great Patriotic War, repeated attempts to blow up the bridge prevented an entire squadron of fighter-interceptors and a few anti-aircraft batteries.

In 1957, on the bridge paved the way to a second, ensuring uninterrupted movement of trains in both directions and increased the amount of goods transported. In August 2010, next to the bridge was a stele, dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the opening of the Alexander Bridge. Today the historic structure continues to perform its important function, being a landmark of the Samara region.