Railway Bridge, Riga

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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 Riga - Jelgava railroad.

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.

Railway bridge today
Riga old iron bridge, erected 1871-1872
Inauguration of the Railway Bridge in 1914
German troops crossing the shelled bridge 1917

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..."
↑ Gunta Vilka. "Latvijas Dzelzceļa Vēstures Muzejs" (in Latvian). University of Latvia. p. 29. Retrieved 2009-07-23.

v t e Riga cityscape

Buildings	Castle Cat House Convent Yard Daugavgrīva House of the Blackheads Large Guild Latvian Academy of Sciences National Library of Latvia Powder Tower Small Guild Swedish Gate Three Brothers

Hotels	Grand Palace Radisson Blu Daugava

Monuments & memorials	Brothers' Cemetery Bikernieki Memorial Freedom Monument Great Cemetery Pokrov Cemetery Victory Memorial to Soviet Army

Parks & gardens	Vērmanes Garden

Places of worship	Nativity Cathedral Cathedral St. Peter's Church St. James's Cathedral

Structures	Island Bridge Radio and TV Tower Railway Bridge Southern Bridge Stone Bridge Vanšu Bridge

Tourist attractions	Central Market Zoo

Waterways	Daugava River

Coordinates: 56°56′32″N 24°06′24″E / 56.9422588°N 24.1067505°E / 56.9422588; 24.1067505

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