Perhaps there is no other state in the world where communication routes between cities and regions would be of the same paramount importance as in Russia. Only roads unite grandiose geographical spaces into a single country. And the track numbers on the map are familiar and understandable not only to truck drivers.

From Western Siberia to Eastern

M53, referred to as "Siberia" for short, passes through the Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Kemerovo regions and Krasnoyarsk region. It ends in In some sources, this road is designated by the code word "Baikal", which is fundamentally wrong - the largest in the world freshwater lake is located east of Irkutsk, where it ends. This designation can be considered correct only for the entire historical path from the Urals to Baikal. And the M53 highway is only part of this route. And it has a completely official designation - "Siberia". The cities through which the M53 highway passes are among the largest historical, industrial and cultural centers Siberia. The total length of this road is 1860 kilometers. When moving from west to east of the country, the M53 highway is a direct continuation of the federal highway M51 "Irtysh", going from Southern Urals to Novosibirsk via Kurgan and Omsk. And to the east of Irkutsk, traffic in the direction of the Pacific Ocean continues along the federal highway M55, going in the direction of Ulan-Ude and further to Chita.

From the history of communications

The modern one on the map is the distance on the historical path from central Russia to Pacific Ocean. This oldest Trans-Siberian land route appeared in the middle of the eighteenth century. Of course, in those distant times there were no bridge crossings across the great Siberian rivers, and various sections of the route, referred to in historical sources as the "Moscow Route", were not stable. In many areas, they were duplicated and were more likely to be directions of movement than fully equipped roads. But bridges and roads were built gradually, as Russian Empire to the East. And one of the bridge crossings is well known even to those who have never been to Siberia. The M53 highway passes in Krasnoyarsk along the bridge across the Yenisei. It is he who is depicted on a banknote of ten rubles.

Track numbers on the map of Russia

Currently in the territory Russian Federation the designations of highways adopted in the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of November 17, 2010 apply. This document defines new designations for some routes of federal importance. In particular, they are designated by the prefix "M", as coming from Moscow. But at the same time, the former system of codification temporarily remains in force. It will expire on January 1, 2018. In the new system of codification of routes, there is no division into categories - into main and secondary ones. But the trend of increasing serial numbers of tracks as they move away from the capital remains.

Highway M53 today

At present, the construction of the federal highway "Siberia" can by no means be called completed. Despite the fact that along the entire route, cargo and Passenger Transportation, in many of its sections, the road surface leaves much to be desired, and often does not exist at all. Work on the repair and construction of the route never stopped. The infrastructure of the roadside service also needs to be improved. The builders of the route have to overcome significant difficulties. This is primarily due to complex soils. For a considerable distance, they require preliminary strengthening before they can be embanked for a future road. The route crosses many settlements right along the main street. That's how it happened historically. This did not create any special problems until the beginning of the twentieth century, while the main mode of transport was horse-drawn. But now we have to invest heavily in the construction of bypass sections around settlements.

Distance Novosibirsk - Kemerovo

At its initial stage, the M53 passes mainly through flat terrain. From Novosibirsk the road leaves in a northerly direction, to Tomsk. But she does not enter this city, turning right onto Kemerovo. Before Tomsk, you should turn left, the branch of the road is marked on the maps with the same M53 designation as the entire route. The condition of the roadbed throughout the route to Kemerovo is quite satisfactory. is seven meters. The road surface is asphalt concrete. Of the significant water barriers, only the Tom River, the bridge across it is located not far from Kemerovo. According to statistics, the number of accidents at this distance is minimal.

Section Kemerovo - Irkutsk

This is the most difficult section of the route. Hard road surface is not available here in all areas. Particularly difficult is the segment of the route Kemerovo - Mariinsk, passing through an elevated area. The road here crosses a large taiga massif, and its outlines acquire a serpentine character. After Mariinsk, the track levels out and the road becomes calmer. Behind the former traffic police post "Bogotol" - comfortable spot for parking and recreation. Roadside service structures are available in the form of cafes and motels. After Achinsk, traffic on the highway becomes more lively, this is affected by the approach big city- Krasnoyarsk. The M53 highway passes the city itself along its outskirts, along the northern bypass. And then there is the final section of the path to Irkutsk. On this segment there are difficult sections of the road, without a hard surface. Most of them are located in the Taishet region. It is especially difficult here when precipitation falls.

What you need to remember on the track "Siberia"

Driving on Siberian roads has its own specifics. It is determined by geography and climate. The map of the M53 route is able to demonstrate how much distance one has to overcome here on the way from one locality to another. Any equipment failure along the way can leave you alone with the problems that have arisen. Therefore, it is best to travel along the Siberian routes, as was customary in ancient times, as part of caravans. This is especially true in winter time. The climate in Siberia is sharply continental, with a large annual temperature difference. This means that it can get quite hot in summer and very cold in winter. Very often there are also snow drifts, which greatly complicate movement along the highway.

Moscow gates in Irkutsk

interesting historical monument, directly connected with the federal highway M53, is the triumphal arch in Irkutsk. It was erected in 1813 on the banks of the Angara. At this point, the Moscow tract began, a long way from Eastern Siberia to central regions Russia. And the arch, erected in honor of Emperor Alexander the First, opened it. Expressive architectural monument, made in the style of classicism, was demolished not in the Soviet era, but even before the start of the First World War. The city authorities at that time did not find funds to repair it. But it has been restored in its original form in our time, on the same foundation, exactly 200 years after the completion of the original.

Crew information portal DorInfo assessed the state of the M-53 (R-255) Baikal highway in the Krasnoyarsk-Kemerovo section as part of the Atlas of Federal Highways rally. Of all that I had to pass during the rally from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok, this segment can be called one of the best parts of the route in terms of quality.

The length of the section of the federal highway M-53 "Baikal" from Krasnoyarsk to Kemerovo is about 518 kilometers. The condition of the road here allows you to drive at a speed of 100 km / h almost all the time. Fans of fast driving accelerate here and faster. Potholes, bumps, cracks - a rare occurrence on this road. A short but incredibly broken section is located near the city of Achinsk (Krasnoyarsk Territory).
Recall that there is also an emergency overpass across the railway tracks, about which. The city authorities have announced that the overpass will be repaired this summer. However, on August 2, the DorInfo crew did not notice road equipment and workers on the overpass and near it. At the same time, the state of the object, even in the eyes of a non-specialist, causes concern - there are holes in the canvas, and the expansion joints seem to be too worn out. A small section, no more than 20 km, with irregularities is immediately at the entrance to the Kemerovo region (km 557), but it is overcome without much difficulty. There are currently no ground breaks on the track at all.

On the territory of Kuzbass, several segments came across, which were marked with information stands of the Rosavtodor, reporting on the repair. Here, at km 343-362, km 321-328, new asphalt has already been laid, but there is no marking yet. At night, and even in the downpour, it was quite dangerous and difficult to drive here. During the day there were no problems. By the way, traffic on the Krasnoyarsk-Kemerovo highway is moderate, slightly above average (and much higher than on the P-258 Amur highway Chita-Khabarovsk). There is almost always an opportunity to overtake.

The only section where the repair of an artificial structure - a bridge over the Barzas River - is underway is the 323rd kilometer. Reverse traffic with traffic lights is organized here. However, traffic jams, as at the Sim Pass, do not arise here.

An extended four-lane section (with “breaks” for a “two-lane”) on this section of the federal highway is available only at the exit from Krasnoyarsk up to about 720 kilometers and in front of Achinsk (671-684 km). Moreover, at the exit from Krasnoyarsk, oncoming flows are divided by a rather wide dividing strip or a metal barrier fence. The rest of the road is two-lane. Already not far from Kemerovo (about 70 kilometers) quite sharp turns begin to come across on the road. At the same time, there are no serious descents and ascents (as on the segment Irkutsk - Slyudyanka along the M-53 highway).

The driver will not experience a lack of cafes and gas stations between Krasnoyarsk and Kemerovo. The roadside infrastructure is quite well developed here. There are not so many hotels and motels, probably because the journey from the city on the Yenisei to the capital of Kuzbass takes no more than one day and car owners stop for the night already in regional centers.

Gas stations on the M-53 Baikal highway (Krasnoyarsk-Kemerovo section): km 791, km 777, km 725, km 716, km 713, km 692, km 690, km 670, km 668, km 664, km 652, km 651, km 645, km 626, km 612, km 583, km 563, km 551, km 506, km 481, km 425, km 379, km 370, km 342, km 322, km 300.

Part of the Asian route AH6. Part of the road from Chelyabinsk to Omsk also refers to European route E 30. Part of the M51 road passes through the territory of Kazakhstan, which can be passed by the bypass through Ishim.

M51 Chelyabinsk - Kurgan - Ishim - Omsk - Novosibirsk

Length: 1528 km

The entire length of the road has an asphalt concrete surface with a carriageway width of 7-8 m.

The average January temperature varies along the route from -14°С to -20°С.

Dangerous areas for traffic are:

with a steep descent (234 km),

with sharp turns(790 km, 871 km, 890 km, 956 km),

with limited visibility (15 km, 234 km, 890 km).

The road crosses significant rivers: Tobol, Irtysh, Ishim, Ob.

All bridges have a load capacity of 60-80 tons.

Service data ( distances to objects are given in km from the beginning of the road):

Medical aid stations: 859, 904, 942(1), 1316(3), 1399(3), 1415(6).

Traffic police posts: 27, 95, 126, 171, 207, 295, 396, 443, 763, 812, 832, 997.

Food points are located on the highway after an average of 100-125 km.

Through the Northern bypass of Novosibirsk, the road passes into M53, for 27 km from the traffic police post on the Northern bypass of Novosibirsk to the village of Sokur - four lanes (two lanes in each direction with separation of flows, effective from November 10, 2011).

The road passes through the territory of Chelyabinsk, Kurgan, Omsk and Novosibirsk region(part of the road (190 km) through the territory of Kazakhstan).

M53 Novosibirsk - (Tomsk -) Kemerovo - Krasnoyarsk - Irkutsk

Length: 1860 km

Passes through the territory of Novosibirsk, Kemerovo, Irkutsk regions, Krasnoyarsk Territory.

The road surface is asphalt concrete with a carriageway width of 7 m.

Initially, the route of the road runs in flat terrain.

The climate is continental with hot summers and moderately severe winters with little snow.

with steep descents and ascents (60 km, 139 km, 242 km, 305 km, 655 km, 809 km, 1470 km, 1575 km);

with sharp turns (41 km, 227 km, 482 km, 548 km, 1364 km, 1464 km, 1487 km);

with limited visibility (235 km, 346 km, 483 km).

There are bridges with a carrying capacity of 40 tons - across the river. Poymu (1167 km), (1464 km), 1478 km and 1517 km.

The remaining bridges on the road have a carrying capacity of 60 tons or more.

(distances to objects are given in km from the beginning of the road. Distances of objects from the highway in km are given in brackets)

Medical aid points: 23, 36, 52, 57(3), 82, 158(12), 176(1), 199(7), 206(1), 226(5), 245(4), 382, 402(3), 427(4), 447(4), 481(3), 506(4), 543, 583, 645(3), 690(2), 713, 775(2), 798, 812(3), 845, 931(5), 1049(3), 1103, 1370, 1441, 1487(4), 1623(5), 1754(3), 1800(5), 1815, 1840(1).

Traffic police posts: 56, 126, 245, 295, 653, 755, 808, 845, 931, 1049, 1372, 1626, 1811, 1834.

Food stations are located along the highway after an average of 50-60 km.

The road starts in Novosibirsk, heading north towards the city of Tomsk. Without entering Tomsk - for this there is a separate entrance, also called "M-53" - the Baikal highway reaches the city of Kemerovo, the center of the Kemerovo region, without any problems.

The section Kemerovo - Mariinsk begins with a serpentine among the Mariinsky taiga, then the road levels off, the second half goes smoothly and calmly.

The section Mariinsk - Achinsk is also tiringly calm, which again requires constant attention. Approximately in the middle - the Bogotol traffic police post, a complex of cafes and motels. In Achinsk, in addition to continuing the M-53 highway towards Krasnoyarsk, the highway begins in southbound- to Khakassia, leading to the M-54 highway.

The section Achinsk - Krasnoyarsk is busier than the previous ones - you can feel the approach of a big city. From the village of Kozulka (district center), the road widens, the quality of the road surface improves markedly. Not far from Krasnoyarsk at a roundabout, the first turn to the right goes towards the M-54 "Yenisei" highway Krasnoyarsk - Kyzyl. The next exit from the crossroads is to Krasnoyarsk.

The M-53 highway passes Krasnoyarsk along the northern edge, and goes further east in the direction where the rally section of the federal highway actually begins.

In September 2013, a section of the M-53 Baikal highway from km 1465 to km 1469 was commissioned ahead of schedule: the gravel road turned into a luxurious 9-meter road with perfectly smooth asphalt. This year, Trud specialists continue to ennoble federal highway in the section 1443-th - 1454-th km. Especially in order to pave with asphalt over a stretch of more than 10 km, Trud installed an asphalt concrete plant here.

M55 Irkutsk - Ulan-Ude - Chita

Short route

276 km - Babushkin

447 km - Ulan-Ude

491 km - Tarbagatai (Buryatia)

652 km - Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky

794 km - Khilok

1113 km - Chita

Length: 1113 km.

The road passes through the territory of the Republic of Buryatia and the Trans-Baikal Territory.

The main length of the road has an asphalt concrete pavement with a carriageway width of 7 m (there are sections with cement concrete and crushed stone pavement).

The climate along the route is sharply continental, with long cold winters ( average temperature January -24 °С and short hot summer (average July temperature +20 °С).

A number of sections of the road are dangerous for traffic and require special attention from the driver:

with steep descents and ascents (34 km, 40 km, 52 km, 55 km, 243 km, 670 km 1029 km, 1081 km);

with sharp turns (15 km, 29 km, 41 km, 52 km, 105 km, 276 km, 347 km, 498 km, 703 km);

with limited visibility (100 km, 400 km, 1055 km).

The road crosses significant rivers: Selenga (near Ulan-Ude), Khilok (near Khilok).

Bridges have a carrying capacity of 60 tons or more.

Service Data(distances to objects are given in km from the beginning of the road)

Medical aid points and: 19, 110, 146, 279, 362, 447, 559, 589, 604, 652, 670, 677, 904, 961.

Traffic police posts: 10, 105, 372, 443, 556, 655, 794.

Food points are located on average after 40-50 km.

Technical specifications

The width of the carriageway - 7 m;

The width of the subgrade - 12 m;

Estimated traffic intensity - 3,000 vehicles per day;

Estimated speed - 100 km / h;

Length - 1,113 km;

Number of traffic lanes - two;

Coating type - advanced lightweight.

Story

Decree of the Central Committee of the CPSU and Council of Ministers of the USSR dated October 23, 1970 No. 878-301 "On the construction and reconstruction of border highways(AD) in the regions of Eastern Siberia, Far East and Central Asia." separate road construction brigades were created ((odsbr) in the Main Military Construction Directorate (GVSU) of the USSR Ministry of Defense ( USSR Ministry of Defense) of the Armed Forces of the USSR (USSR Armed Forces) which were deployed and started in 1970 on the construction and reconstruction sites of the Irkutsk road - Chita in the regions of Transbaikalia. Financing of construction and reconstruction was carried out at the expense of capital investments allocated centrally, once a year, for this purpose by the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR. The total length of the road from Irkutsk to Chita reached 1,172 km (with entrances), of which 566 km consisted of existing paved sections, and 606 km were to be rebuilt by three separate road construction teams.Work began in 1970 on three sections:

In total, on the Irkutsk-Chita road, 606 km of asphalt-concrete road were built and put into operation in accordance with the standards of the III technical category, while 207,000,000 rubles of capital investments were disbursed (in estimated prices of 1969).

Was built:

1. 103 capital bridges;
2. 480 culverts;
3. 12 complexes of buildings and structures of the road maintenance service;
4. 8 petrol stations(gas station);
5. 3 bus stations (bus station);
6. 2 service stations (SRT) for cars and road vehicles;

As work was completed on their sites, the odsbr of the GVSU of the USSR Ministry of Defense moved to the construction of the Chita-Khabarovsk AD (M58).

The construction and reconstruction works of AD "Irkutsk - Chita" were basically completed in 1981.

Chelyabinsk - Omsk - Novosibirsk

M-51 "Baikal" Chelyabinsk - Omsk - Novosibirsk has a length of 1528 km. The road then becomes a motorway. M-53 Novosibirsk - Irkutsk Chelyabinsk, Kurgan, Omsk and Novosibirsk regions(part of the road - 190 km - through the territory of Kazakhstan).

The road throughout its entire length has an asphalt concrete surface with a carriageway width of 7-8 m. The average temperature in January varies along the route from -14°С to -20°С. Dangerous for traffic are sections: with a steep descent (234 km), with sharp turns ( 790 km, 871 km, 890 km, 956 km), with limited visibility ( 15 km, 234 km, 890 km). Tobol, Irtysh, Om. All bridges have a load capacity 60-80 tons

gas station	HUNDRED	Hotels, campsites	Points of honey. help	Traffic police posts
172, 268, 301, 716, 763, 855, 941, 1223, 1399	268, 443, 855, 1317	260, 675, 714, 941, 1395, 1399	859, 904, 942(1), 1316(3), 1399(3), 1415(6)	27, 95, 126, 171, 207, 295, 396, 443, 763, 798, 851, 941, 1413

Food points are located on the highway after an average of 100-125 km.

Maps of the M-51 highway

The map of the M-51 road is represented by 4 segments. Pictures are clickable.

M-53

Novosibirsk - Irkutsk

Trunk federal highway M-53 Novosibirsk - Irkutsk has a length of 1860 km. Then the road passes into the M-55 motorway in the direction Ulan-Ude, Chita. The road passes through the area Novosibirsk, Kemerovo, Irkutsk regions, Krasnoyarsk Territory and Buryatia.

The road has access to: Tomsk (99 km), Tyumen (196 km), Listvyanka (65 km). The road surface is asphalt concrete with a carriageway width of 7 m.

The route of the road passes in the conditions of a flat wooded area. The climate is sharply continental with a long severe winter with an average January temperature of -20°С(at the beginning of the route) to -28°C(at the end of the route), with frequent snowstorms, snow drifts.

60 km, 139 km, 242 km, 305 km, 655 km, 809 km, 1470 km, 1575 km);
- with sharp turns 41 km, 227 km, 482 km, 548 km, 1364 km, 1464 km, 1487 km);
235 km, 346 km, 483 km).

The road crosses significant rivers: Tom(near Kemerovo), kyu(near the city of Mariinsk), Chulym(near Achinsk), Yenisei(near Krasnoyarsk), Caen(near Kansk), Biryusu(near the city of Taishet), Udu(near Nizhneudinsk), Oku(near Zima), Angara(near Irkutsk). There are bridges with a carrying capacity 40 t- through R. Poymu (1167 km), Tulun (1464 km), on the 1478 km and 1517 km. The rest of the bridges on the road have a carrying capacity 60 and more tons.

Service Data

gas station	HUNDRED	Hotels, campsites	Points of honey. help	Traffic police posts
33, 60, 126, 209, 226, 245, 295, 435, 542, 583, 645, 690, 713, 775, 780, 795, 799, 812, 878, 931, 1006, 1049, 1073, 1101, 1367, 1487, 1497, 1559, 1561, 1623, 1713, 1776, 1789, 1810, 1834, 1860	126, 158, 226, 245, 458, 583, 645, 713, 808, 812, 931, 1049, 1367, 1487, 1497, 1623, 1784, 1800, 1810, 1884, 1860	57, 126, 583, 645, 693, 808, 812, 1049, 1101, 1367, 1487, 1561, 1623, 1713, 1800, 1834	22, 36, 52, 57(3), 82, 158(12), 176(1), 199(7), 206(1), 226(5), 245(4), 382, 402(3), 427(4), 447(4), 481(3), 506(4), 543, 583, 645(3), 690(2), 713, 775(2), 798, 812(3), 845, 931 (5), 1049(3), 1103, 1370, 1441, 1487(4), 1623(5), 1754(3), 1800(5), 1815, 1840(1)	56, 126, 245, 295, 653, 775, 808, 845, 931, 1049, 1372, 1626, 1811, 1834

Distances to service facilities are given in km from the beginning of the road. In parentheses are the distances of objects from the highway in km. Food stations are located along the highway after an average of 50-60 km.

Maps of the M-53 highway

The map of the M-53 road is represented by 4 segments. Pictures are clickable.

M-55

Irkutsk - Chita

Main federal highway M-55 Irkutsk - Chita has a length of 1113 km. The road then continues in the direction Mogocha, Belogorsk, Khabarovsk. The road passes through the area Irkutsk and Chelyabinsk region, Buryatia.

The main length of the road has an asphalt concrete pavement with a carriageway width of 7 m (there are sections with cement concrete and crushed stone pavement). The climate along the route is sharply continental, with a long cold winter (the average temperature in January -24°С) and short hot summers (average temperature in July +20°C).

A number of sections of the road are dangerous for traffic and require special attention from the driver:

With steep descents and ascents ( 34 km, 40 km, 52 km, 55 km, 243 km, 670 km 1029 km, 1081 km);
- with sharp turns 15 km, 29 km, 41 km, 52 km, 105 km, 276 km, 347 km, 498 km, 703 km);
- with limited visibility ( 100 km, 400 km, 1055 km).

The road crosses significant rivers: Selenga(near Ulan-Ude), Khilok(near Khilok). Bridges have a carrying capacity 60 and more t.

Service Data

gas station	HUNDRED	Hotels, campsites	Points of honey. help	Traffic police posts
17, 18, 107, 146, 222, 278, 347, 354, 393, 448, 453, 493, 557, 653, 677, 736, 787, 905, 988, 1031	19, 146, 344, 435, 448, 563, 652, 677	146, 278, 362, 559, 652	19, 110, 146, 279, 362, 447, 559, 589, 604, 652, 670, 677, 904, 961	10, 105, 372, 443, 556, 655, 794

Distances to service facilities are given in km from the beginning of the road. Food points are located on average after 40-50 km.

Maps of the M-55 highway

The map of the M-55 road is represented by 2 segments. Pictures are clickable.

Passes through the territory of the Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Kemerovo, Irkutsk regions and the Krasnoyarsk Territory. It is a formal extension to the east of the route R254 "Irtysh", together with which it is part of the Asian route AH6

Departures from cities

• Novosibirsk
  • To the north towards Tomsk and Kemerovo.
• Tomsk
  • South towards Novosibirsk.
• Kemerovo
  • West toward Novosibirsk
• Mariinsk
  • To the east towards the cities of Achinsk and Krasnoyarsk
  • To the southwest towards the cities of Kemerovo and Novosibirsk
• Achinsk
  • East towards Krasnoyarsk
  • To the west towards the cities of Mariinsk and Kemerovo
• Krasnoyarsk
  • To the east towards Kansk and Irkutsk.
  • To the west towards Achinsk, Novosibirsk, Kemerovo and Tomsk
• Kansk
  • To the east towards Taishet
  • To the southwest towards Krasnoyarsk
• Nizhneudinsk
  • To the west towards the cities of Alzamai, Taishet, Kansk, Krasnoyarsk
  • To the southeast towards the cities of Tulun and Irkutsk
• Tulun
  • To the west towards the cities of Nizhneudinsk, Taishet, Kansk, Krasnoyarsk
  • To the southeast towards the cities of Angarsk and Irkutsk
• Irkutsk
  • North towards Krasnoyarsk

Main positions in the direction from Novosibirsk to Irkutsk

• A traffic police post near the village of Sadovy at the exit from Novosibirsk. Very good position - 40 km/h limit, lighting, wide shoulder. It makes sense to select a car to Tomsk / Kemerovo or even further!
• Interchange at the turn in Barlaksky. There are no positions! Everywhere there is a high fender, also with a chute for draining water / dirt along the edge of the roadway. Machine speeds are great! After 500 meters there is a bus stop behind the interchange, you can try to vote in its acceleration lane.
• Turn to Sokur. There are also no positions. Also a bump stop and after 300 meters a bus stop with a lane for regular transport.
• Bypass Moshkovo. After 300 meters from the lapel to the city there is a slow railway crossing with lanterns. It makes sense to walk to it.
• Closed traffic police post near Bolotny. 126 km from Novosibirsk. If you have left Novosibirsk "locally", then it already makes sense to "take root" here. The shoulder is wide, there are lights, there is no speed limit.
• Turn to Tomsk. There are no lanterns. We vote near the entrance stele "Kemerovo Region". Speedy place. To the post 8 km. you can drive locally.
• DPS post at the turn to Yurga. Limitation 50 km/h. We pass behind the post, where the chipper ends, and get up at the exit from the impound lot, in front of the last lamp. It makes no sense to agree closer to Kemerovo, but it is better to catch at least as far as Krasnoyarsk.
• Topkinskaya roundabout (226 km). The beginning of the Kemerovo bypass. There are no lanterns. There is a sign "give way to those who are on the circle." If your car is going to Leninsk-Kuznetsky, it makes sense to drive with it to the end of this "Southern bypass" to the Sukho-Rechenskaya interchange and catch the checkpoint through the city there. If your car turns to Kemerovo, then you can drive it to the center and already get out of the city to Krasnoyarsk by public transport.
• Traffic police post "Rudnichny" at the exit from Kemerovo. We vote at the gas station "Lukoil" immediately after the post. It makes sense to select a car to Mariinsk or Achinsk.
• After 13 km from Kemerovo - a fork to Anzhero-Sudzhinsk. Wide shoulder, there are lights, no bump stop.
• Before reaching 20 km to Mariinsk, there will be a turn to the village of upper-chebula. There is a position when moving towards Mariinsk, there is a slight rise. There is no lighting. When moving in the opposite direction - no position
• Mariinsk is 178 km from Kemerovo. One of the "meanest" cities for hitchhikers in the Russian Federation. There is no bypass, the highway winds around the city. In the city itself there is a distillery, correctional facilities. The population either drives alcohol, or sits, or guards. For these reasons, we do not recommend getting into the city. If the car ends its journey in Mariinsk, then it is better to get out of it in advance, for example, near the memorial to the victims of Siblag and select the checkpoint. There are no traffic police posts at the entrance and exit either. The first village in the direction of Krasnoyarsk is 2nd pier. From the Mariinsk bus station there is a bus to this village, here is the schedule.
• Beyond the village of Suslovo there is a railway crossing across the Trans-Siberian. Equipped with automatic barriers and a duty booth. There is one lantern on each side of the crossing. Compared to the Mariinsky, this can be considered a "good position".
• A large two-story traffic police post outside Bogotol. Already the Krasnoyarsk Territory. We vote at the last lantern, where the bump stop ends. We catch a checkpoint to Krasnoyarsk, we do not agree to Achinsk!
• Achinsk also does not have a bypass. The route winds along the southern outskirts of the city, among all sorts of industrial zones and dumb fences. If, nevertheless, they did not catch the checkpoint in advance, then they themselves are to blame. Read the article about departures from Achinsk.
• New roundabout at the turn to Abakan. Around the taiga! There are no lights, but the roadside is wide.
• We pass Krasnoyarsk along the northern bypass. The denouement for Yemelyanovo is all in the fenders. You can vote only at the beginning of it, at the blue pointer to Irkutsk. The interchange with the Yenisei tract is also full of chippers, but you can vote on the acceleration lane at the end of it, near the asphalt plant.
• Turn to Minusinsk. Right behind the junction is a large truck stop with cafes, a motel, tire shops and more. Item "disaster medicine". At the end of it all - a gas station with lanterns.
• Turn to Aginskoye. Roundabout. There are no lights or posts. After 300 meters, there is a small gas station on the side of the road with four lamps on it.
• The large city of Kansk is 247 km from Krasnoyarsk. Another "mean town" for hitchhikers. There is no bypass, zones, military units and fittings factories ... The route winds through the entire center and extended industrial zones ... We recommend taking a passing car in advance or getting out by public transport, see the description of Kansk. [The southern bypass of Kansk is currently under construction. They promise to build by 2020. ]
• DPS post at the turn to Biryusa, in front of Taishet. The border of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and Irkutsk region. If the car is going to Taishet, DEFINITELY go out at the post and catch the car to Irkutsk. It makes no sense to go to the turn itself, we vote at the last lantern immediately after the post.
• Turn to Taishet. High-speed place with fenders! It's better not to come here! Around the "zone" and "colony-settlement" ...
• Alzamay we pass along the bypass.
• Nizhneudinsk. Another "criminal center of Russia" without a bypass road. Better not get hit! Ten kilometers along the route stretch industrial zones, slag accumulators, secret bases, military training grounds, fences with towers and more ... At the very exit from city ​​gas stations with two lanterns.
• Tulun (390 km. to Irkutsk) - "sidekick" of its neighbor Nizhneudinsk. Again, no bypass! Again, zones, warehouses, towers, an oil plant, a glass factory, a coal warehouse, a hydrolysis plant, a closed mine ... Unlike the previous "criminal cities" in Tulun, there is also a turn to Bratsk in the center of it all! And there turns a considerable% of the cars. At the roundabout, among the fences and garbage dumps, there are lights only on the circle itself, but the roads leaving the circle are dark and dumb even during the day. And next to it are five-story buildings with gopniks ... In general, do you understand already? If you don’t want to walk along Hydrolyznaya Street past the flooded coal pits, leave the car that turns into Bratsk (or goes to Tulun itself) 10 kilometers before the city and catch the checkpoint.
• If in front of Tulun you come across a through car through the city, but not to Irkutsk, then you can get out of it after 25 after Tulun, at the railway crossing through the Trans-Siberian Railway in front of the village of Sheragul. There are lights, but the curb is narrow. However, the car can be stopped!
• Another slow railway crossing in front of the Tulyushka station. The name is associated with the Buryat "tulikha" - "to suffer". So, if you do not want to suffer voting in numerous villages, it is high time to catch a direct car to Irkutsk! However, on the "Tulyushkinsky" ("painful") crossing there are lights, and immediately after the crossing there is a wide comfortable roadside.
• Interchange with a turn to Sayansk. 266 km to Irkutsk. There are no fenders or lights. High-speed section of the route - two lanes in each direction.
• Huge interchange near Zalari station. Turn to Zhigalovo. It is exactly 200 km to Irkutsk. There are no lights or fenders at the intersection. There is a speed limit "50", but who observes it there?!
• Pgt Kutulik. By roundabout.
• Roundabout with the highway Cheremkhovo-Golumet. 140 km to Irkutsk. What is called "in an open field" - no lanterns, no fenders.
• The industrial city of Usolye-Sibirskoye. Again, no bypass. The route goes straight through the center, sandwiched between the Trans-Siberian and the Angara. There must be buses to Angarsk. Find out - report!
• Angarsk bypass. Electric trains run to Irkutsk (except for buses and minibuses). If traffic jams are expected at the entrance to Irkutsk (for example, on Sunday evening), then look at the schedule, it may be faster to bypass them on a suburban train.
• If you don’t need to go to Irkutsk itself, then we turn off along with the trucks to the Western Bypass. The whole interchange is in the fenders. Lanterns end behind the bridge over the river. Veresovka, the "acceleration lane" ends there, and we vote behind this bridge.

Let's look at the route R258 "Baikal" (former M55 )