The Island Bridge (Latvian: Salu tilts) is a bridge that crosses the Daugava river in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The bridge was built in the period from 1975 to 1977.[2] It was called the Moscow Bridge (Maskavas tilts) until 1991.[1] The bridge provides access to Zaķusala (Hare Island) and Lucavsala.

Island Bridge

Salu tilts
Coordinates56°56′04″N 24°07′23″E / 56.934444°N 24.123056°E / 56.934444; 24.123056
CrossesDaugava
LocaleRiga, Latvia
Other name(s)Moscow bridge[1]
Characteristics
MaterialSteel, concrete
Total length3500 meters
Width24 meters
Longest span1795 meters
No. of spans2
History
Inaugurated1976
Location
Map

On June 26, 2018, second phase of the bridge's reconstruction costing 19.6 million euros was initiated.[3]

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "Riga getting two 'new' bridges". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. August 20, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014. Island Bridge (Salu tilts) was assigned a formal name in 1991 (it was formerly known as the Moscow Bridge)
  2. ^ "Project of the Bridge". dienvidutilts.lv. Archived from the original on 2007-09-15. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  3. ^ "Island Bridge reconstruction enters second phase; traffic restrictions planned". Baltic News Network. August 11, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2014.