Stone Bridge, Riga

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The Akmens Bridge in Riga.

The Stone Bridge (Latvian: Akmens tilts — Stone bridge) in Riga, the capital of Latvia, is a bridge that crosses the Daugava river. The construction of the bridge began in 1955 and ended in 1957.

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′40″N 24°06′04″E / 56.944444°N 24.101111°E / 56.944444; 24.101111

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