Railway Bridge, Riga

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Railway Bridge
Dzelzceļa tilts
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Crosses Daugava
Locale Riga, Latvia
Characteristics
Material steel

The Railway Bridge (Latvian: Dzelzceļa tilts) is a bridge that crosses the Daugava river in Riga, the capital of Latvia.

The first iron railway bridge in Riga, over 600 ftm long, was erected in 1871-1872[1] for the Riga–Jelgava Railway.

The new bridge was inaugurated 1914, shelled twice, during World War I in 1917 and World War II in 1944, and was rebuilt both times.[2] The bridge is nowadays the only railway bridge in Riga.

  • Riga old iron bridge.jpg

    Iron Bridge, erected 1871-1872

  • Riga railway bridge inauguration.jpg

    Inauguration of first bridge in 1914

  • German troops crossing Daugava.jpg

    German troops crossing the shelled bridge 1917

  • Vistas desde la iglesia de San Pedro, Riga, Letonia, 2012-08-07, DD 01.JPG

    Bridge today, pylons from former Iron Bridge still visible

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  1. ↑ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego..., Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland, vol. 10, p. 176, "Ryga" (in Polish language): "...Jeden drewniany, pływający, drugi żelazny (przeszło 600 sążni), zbudowany w latach 1871-72..."
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[dead link]
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