Vanšu Bridge

The Vanšu Bridge in is a cable-stayed bridge that crosses the Daugava river in Riga, the capital of . The word vanšu refers to the cables suspending its deck, comparing them to nautical rigging also known as shrouds in English; thus a direct translation of the name is Shroud Bridge.
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: cable-stayed bridge in Riga, Latvia
  • Also known as: “Gorkija tilts”, “Gorky Bridge”, “Vansu Brug (Riga)”, “Vansubroen”, and “Vansubrug”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National History Museum of Latvia and Riga Cathedral.

Museum
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The Latvian National Museum of History, is a national history museum in , . It was founded in 1869 by the Riga Latvian Society. Since 1920 it has been located in Riga Castle and in 1924 it attained state museum status. is situated 320 metres east of Vanšu Bridge.

Church
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formally The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, is the Evangelical Lutheran cathedral in , Latvia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Riga. is situated 590 metres southeast of Vanšu Bridge.

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The House of the Blackheads is a building situated in the of , . The original building was erected in 1334 as a warehouse, meeting and celebration place for merchants. is situated 1 km southeast of Vanšu Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vecrīga and Bastion Hill.

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Old Riga — in Latvian — is the old town of . is famous for its old churches and cathedrals, such as Riga Cathedral and St. Peter's Church. is one of two world heritage sites entirely situated in Latvia.

Locality
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Bastejkalns Park is a spacious park on the northern edge of the of capital .

Suburb
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is an island on the left bank of the Daugava river, connected to city center and by the Shroud Bridge. is divided from the rest of Riga by the Daugava in the east, Roņu dīķis in the north, Zunda in the west and Agenskalna līcis in the south.

Vanšu Bridge

Latitude
56.95124° or 56° 57′ 5″ north
Longitude
24.09585° or 24° 5′ 45″ east
Inception
1981
Open location code
9G86X32W+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 84974741
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q317508
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Satellite Map

Discover Vanšu Bridge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Vanšu Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جسر فانشو”
  • Catalan: “Pont de Vanšu”
  • Chinese: “曼舒大桥”
  • Chinese: “曼舒大橋”
  • Czech: “Vanšu tilts”
  • Danish: “Vanšubroen”
  • Dutch: “Vanšu Brug”
  • Dutch: “Vanšubrug”
  • French: “pont Vanšu (Rīga)”
  • French: “Pont Vanšu”
  • German: “Vanšu-Brücke”
  • Hungarian: “Vanšu híd”
  • Italian: “ponte Vanšu”
  • Italian: “Ponte Vanšu”
  • Japanese: “ヴァンシュ橋”
  • Kazakh: “Ваншу көпірі”
  • Latvian: “Vanšu tilts”
  • Lithuanian: “Vantinis tiltas”
  • Russian: “Вантовый мост”
  • Slovak: “Vanšu tilts”
  • Spanish: “puente Vanšu”
  • Spanish: “Puente Vanšu”
  • Swedish: “Vanšubron”

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Highlights include Internal Security Bureau and Presidential Residence.

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