Railway Bridge, Riga

The Railway Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Daugava river in , the capital of . The first iron railway bridge in Riga, over 600 ftm long, was erected in 1871–1872 for the Riga–Jelgava Railway.
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  • Bridge
  • Description: bridge that crosses the Daugava river in Riga, the capital of Latvia
  • Also known as
    “Railway Bridge”
    “Railway Bridge over Daugava in Riga”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include House of the Black Heads and St. Peter’s Church.
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The House of the Blackheads is a building situated in the of , . is situated 640 metres north of Railway Bridge, Riga.
Shawn M. Kent, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Peter's Church is a Lutheran church in , the capital of , dedicated to Saint Peter. is situated 720 metres north of Railway Bridge, Riga.
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formally The Cathedral Church of Saint… is situated 1 km north of Railway Bridge, Riga.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vecrīga and Bastion Hill.
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Old Riga — in Latvian — is the old town of .
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Bastejkalns Park is a spacious park on the northern edge of the of capital .
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is a neighbourhood of , located on the western bank of the Daugava River.

Railway Bridge, Riga

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Latitude
56.9415° or 56° 56′ 29″ north
Longitude
24.10508° or 24° 6′ 18″ east
Open location code
9G86W4R4+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 301973538
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q2041385

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Railway Bridge, Riga” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Pont del Ferrocarril (Riga)”
  • Catalan: “Pont del Ferrocarril”
  • Chinese: “鐵路橋 (里加)”
  • Chinese: “鐵路橋”
  • Danish: “Jernbanebroen (Riga)”
  • Danish: “Jernbanebroen”
  • Dutch: “Railway Bridge over Daugava in Riga”
  • French: “pont ferroviaire de Riga”
  • French: “Pont ferroviaire de Riga”
  • German: “Eisenbahnbrücke (Riga)”
  • German: “Eisenbahnbrücke”
  • Italian: “ponte ferroviario di Riga”
  • Italian: “Ponte ferroviario di Riga”
  • Latvian: “Dzelzceļa tilts (Rīga)”
  • Latvian: “Dzelzceļa tilts”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Dzelzceļa tilts”
  • Russian: “Железнодорожный мост (Рига)”
  • Russian: “Железнодорожный мост”
  • Russian: “Рижский железнодорожный мост”
  • Swedish: “Järnvägsbron, Riga”
  • Swedish: “Järnvägsbron”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Monument for 1905 Revolution Fighters and Ģenerāļa Radziņa krastmalas tilts.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Akmens laiva and In Honor of the Victory over the Bermontians in 1919.

Riga: Highlights

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