Vanšu Bridge

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The Cable-stayed Bridge in Riga.

The Vanšu Bridge (Latvian: Vanšu tilts) in Riga is a cable-stayed bridge that crosses the Daugava river in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is one of five bridges crossing the Daugava in Riga; it is 595 meters long, it was built during the Soviet period and opened to public use on 21 July 1981 as the Gorky Bridge (Latvian: Gorkija tilts) after Maxim Gorky street.

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°57′04″N 24°05′42″E / 56.95113°N 24.0950346°E / 56.95113; 24.0950346

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