Island Bridge, Riga
Bridge in Riga, Latvia
56°56′04″N 24°07′23″E / 56.934444°N 24.123056°E / 56.934444; 24.123056The Island Bridge (Latvian: Salu tilts) is a bridge that crosses the Daugava river in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The bridge was built in the period from 1975 to 1977.[2] It was called the Moscow Bridge (Maskavas tilts) until 1991.[1] The bridge provides access to Zaķusala (Hare Island) and Lucavsala.
On June 26, 2018, second phase of the bridge's reconstruction costing 19.6 million euros was initiated.[3]
Gallery
- Bridge over Hare Island
- Dual-deck footpath
References
- ^ a b "Riga getting two 'new' bridges". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. August 20, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
Island Bridge (Salu tilts) was assigned a formal name in 1991 (it was formerly known as the Moscow Bridge)
- ^ "Project of the Bridge". dienvidutilts.lv. Archived from the original on 2007-09-15. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ "Island Bridge reconstruction enters second phase; traffic restrictions planned". Baltic News Network. August 11, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
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Riga cityscape
- Castle
- Cat House
- Convent Yard
- Dannenstern House
- House of the Blackheads
- House of the Livonian Noble Corporation
- Large Guild
- Powder Tower
- Small Guild
- Swedish Gate
- Three Brothers
- Bastejkalns
- Mežaparks
- University of Latvia Botanical Garden
- Vērmane Garden
- Victory Park
- Island Bridge
- Railway Bridge
- Southern Bridge
- Stone Bridge
- Vanšu Bridge
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