This list of bridges in Latvia lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
Name | Latvian | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | Land | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kuldīga Bricks Bridge | Kuldīgas ķieģeļu tilts | 164 m (538 ft) | Masonry 7 segmental arches, bricks | Road bridge Venta (river) | 1874 | Kuldīga 56°58′12.2″N 21°58′38.1″E / 56.970056°N 21.977250°E | Courland | [S 1] | ||
2 | Oskars Kalpaks Bridge | Oskara Kalpaka tilts | 132 m (433 ft) | Truss Steel Swing bridge | Road bridge Karosta Canal | 1906 | Liepāja–Karosta 56°32′42.9″N 21°00′16.4″E / 56.545250°N 21.004556°E | Courland | [S 2] | ||
3 | Railway Bridge, Riga | Dzelzceļa tilts (Rīga) | 850 m (2,790 ft) | Arch Steel tied arch | 1914 | Riga–Zaķusala 56°56′31.7″N 24°6′23.3″E / 56.942139°N 24.106472°E | Vidzeme | [S 3] | |||
4 | Stone Bridge, Riga | Akmens tilts | 503 m (1,650 ft) | Beam bridge Steel, masonry piles | 1957 | Riga 56°56′40.4″N 24°6′3.3″E / 56.944556°N 24.100917°E | Vidzeme | [S 4] |
Major road and railway bridges
This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).
Name | Latvian | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | Land | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vanšu Bridge | Vanšu tilts | 312 m (1,024 ft) | 595 m (1,952 ft) | Cable-stayed Steel box girder deck, concrete pylon | 1981 | Riga–Ķīpsala 56°57′4″N 24°5′42″E / 56.95111°N 24.09500°E | Vidzeme | [S 5] | ||
2 | Southern Bridge | Dienvidu tilts | 110 m (360 ft)(x5) | 803 m (2,635 ft) | Extradosed Steel box girder deck, 6 steel pylons | 6 lanes road bridge Daugava | 2008 | Riga 56°54′56.9″N 24°9′25.5″E / 56.915806°N 24.157083°E | Vidzeme | [S 6] |
Notes and references
- Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
- Others references
See also
External links
- "Suspension Bridges of Latvia". bridgemeister.com.
- "Cable-Stayed Bridges of Europe... and Beyond (Latvia)". Pwpeics.se. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
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