Vanšu Bridge

Vanšu Bridge Vanšu tilts
Crosses	Daugava
Locale	Riga, Latvia
Other name(s)	Until 1991 Gorky Bridge
Characteristics
Design	cable-stayed bridge
Material	steel, concrete
Total length	625 metres (2,051 ft)
Width	28 metres (92 ft)
Height	109 metres (358 ft)
Longest span	312 metres (1,024 ft)
Number of spans	2
History
Opened	1981

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's name literally means Cable-stayed bridge and is also translated as Shroud Bridge. 595 meters in length, it is one of five bridges crossing the Daugava in Riga and passes over Ķīpsala island. 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, today renamed Krišjānis Valdemārs street, which it extends across the river.

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Coordinates: 56°57′04″N 24°05′42″E / 56.95113°N 24.0950346°E / 56.95113; 24.0950346