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The first iron railway bridge in Riga, over 182 meters long, was completed in 1872 for the Riga–Jelgava Railway. The new bridge was inaugurated in 1914. It was damaged twice, during World War I in 1917 and World War II in 1944 but was rebuilt both times. There are plans to duplicate the bridge as part of the new Rail Baltica line which goes ...
The bridge that crosses the river of Daugava and the first iron railway bridge in Riga. The Railway Bridge, over 600 ftm long, and first erected in 1871-1872 for the Riga–Jelgava Railway. New bridge was opened in 1914, destroyed twice, during World War I in 1917 and World War II in 1944 just to be rebuilt again during the times of Soviet Union.
The first iron railway bridge in Riga, over 182 meters long, was completed in 1872 for the Riga–Jelgava Railway. The new bridge was inaugurated in 1914. It was damaged twice, during World War I in 1917 and World War II in 1944 but was rebuilt both times. There are plans to duplicate the bridge as part of the new Rail Baltica line which goes ...
Bridges over Daugava “Impossible as a bridge over Daugava” – this metaphor was used in Riga up to the 18th century when the Swedish authorities, then in control in Riga (1701), constructed the first floating bridge that connected Central Riga (Vecriga) with Pardaugava.
The Railway Bridge connects the two banks of Riga that are divided by the Daugava River. This uniquely-designed bridge was built in 1872. At that time, the bridge was used by pedestrians and horses, in addition to trains. During WWI the bridge was destroyed. In the 1930s it was reconstructed and could also be used by automobiles.
The Railway Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Daugava river in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The first iron railway bridge in Riga, over 600 ftm long, was erected in 1871–1872 for the Riga–Jelgava Railway. The new bridge was inaugurated 1914, shelled twice, during World War I in 1917 and World War II in 1944, and was rebuilt both times.
The Railway Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Daugava river in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The first iron railway bridge in Riga, over 600 ftm long, was erected in 1871–1872 for the Riga–Jelgava Railway.
