Railway Bridge, Riga
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| Railway Bridge Dzelzceļa tilts |
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| Crosses | Daugava |
| Locale | Riga, Latvia |
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| 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.
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Riga old iron bridge.jpg
Iron Bridge, erected 1871-1872
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Riga railway bridge inauguration.jpg
Inauguration of first bridge in 1914
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German troops crossing the shelled bridge 1917
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Vistas desde la iglesia de San Pedro, Riga, Letonia, 2012-08-07, DD 01.JPG
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 language): "...Jeden drewniany, pływający, drugi żelazny (przeszło 600 sążni), zbudowany w latach 1871-72..."
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[dead link]
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