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Island Bridge Salu tilts | |
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Coordinates | 56°56′04″N 24°07′23″E / 56.934444°N 24.123056°E |
Crosses | Daugava |
Locale | Riga, Latvia |
Other name(s) | Moscow bridge[1] |
Characteristics | |
Material | Steel, concrete |
Total length | 3500 meters |
Width | 24 meters |
Longest span | 1795 meters |
No. of spans | 2 |
History | |
Inaugurated | 1976 |
Location | |
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.
On June 26, 2018, second phase of the bridge's reconstruction costing 19.6 million euros was initiated.[3]
Island Bridge (Salu tilts) was assigned a formal name in 1991 (it was formerly known as the Moscow Bridge)