The 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.
Island Bridge Salu tilts | |
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| Coordinates | 56°56′04″N 24°07′23″E / 56.934444°N 24.123056°E |
| Crosses | Daugava |
| Locale | Riga, Latvia |
| Other name(s) | Moscow bridge[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Steel, concrete |
| Total length | 3500 meters |
| Width | 24 meters |
| Longest span | 1795 meters |
| No. of spans | 2 |
| History | |
| Inaugurated | 1976 |
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On June 26, 2018, second phase of the bridge's reconstruction costing 19.6 million euros was initiated.[3]
Gallery edit
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Bridge over Hare Island -
Dual-deck footpath
References edit
- ^ 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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