Stone Bridge, Riga

Stone Bridge Akmens tilts

Coordinates	56°56′40″N 24°06′04″E / 56.9445°N 24.1011°E / 56.9445; 24.1011Coordinates: 56°56′40″N 24°06′04″E / 56.9445°N 24.1011°E / 56.9445; 24.1011
Crosses	Daugava
Locale	Riga, Latvia
Other name(s)	Until 1992 October Bridge
Characteristics
Material	steel
Total length	503 metres (1,650 ft)
Width	27 metres (89 ft)
History
Construction begin	1955
Opened	1957

The Stone Bridge (Latvian: Akmens tilts — Stone bridge) in Riga, the capital of Latvia, is a bridge that crosses the Daugava River. The construction of the bridge began in 1955 and ended in 1957. The bridge is the only crossing point for the city's tram system.

Riga cityscape

Old Town	Castle Cat House Convent Yard Dannenstern House House of the Blackheads House of the Livonian Noble Corporation Large Guild Powder Tower Small Guild Swedish Gate Three Brothers

Hotels	Grand Palace Radisson Blu Daugava Gallery Park

Monuments & memorials	Brothers' Cemetery Bikernieki Memorial Freedom Monument Great Cemetery Pokrov Cemetery Victory Memorial to Soviet Army

Parks & gardens	Vērmanes Garden

Museums & galleries	Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation National Museum of Art Museum of the Occupation of Latvia Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum War Museum Museum of Foreign Art Museum of National History

Theatres	Latvian National Opera Latvian National Theatre Palladium Riga New Riga Theatre

Places of worship	Nativity Cathedral Cathedral St. Peter's Church St. James's Cathedral

Bridges	Island Bridge Railway Bridge Southern Bridge Stone Bridge Vanšu Bridge

Structures	Radio and TV Tower

Other	National Library of Latvia Central Market Latvian Academy of Sciences Zoo

Waterways	Daugava River

Streets	Albert Street

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