Railway Bridge, Riga
Railway Bridge Dzelzceļa tilts | |
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| Coordinates | 56°56′32″N 24°06′24″E / 56.9422588°N 24.1067505°E |
| Crosses | Daugava |
| Locale | Riga, Latvia |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Steel |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1909 |
| Inaugurated | 1914 (rebuilt in 1918 and 1955) |
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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.
The bridge will be duplicated as part of the new Rail Baltica line through Riga.
Gallery
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Iron Bridge, erected 1871-1872 -
Inauguration of first bridge in 1914 -
German troops crossing the shelled bridge 1917 -
Bridge today, pylons from former Iron Bridge still visible
References
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego..., Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland, vol. 10, p. 176, "Ryga" (in Polish): "...Jeden drewniany, pływający, drugi żelazny (przeszło 600 sążni), zbudowany w latach 1871-72..."
- ^ Gunta Vilka. "Latvijas Dzelzceļa Vēstures Muzejs" (PDF) (in Latvian). University of Latvia. p. 29. Retrieved 2009-07-23.