Vanšu Bridge

Coordinates: 56 ° 57 ′ 3 ″  N , 24 ° 5 ′ 40 ″  E

Vanšu Bridge
The Vanšu Bridge spans the Daugava river , with the Saules Akmens high-rise in the background
use	Road traffic
Crossing of	Daugava
place	Riga
construction	Cable-stayed bridge
overall length	625
width	28.4
height	109
location

The Vanšu Bridge ( Latvian Vanšu tilts , former name: Gorki Bridge , after Maxim Gorki ) is a cable-stayed bridge in Riga , the capital of Latvia . The structure was opened during the Soviet era on July 17, 1981 and at that time it was the longest cable-stayed bridge in Europe at 625 meters.

The Vanšu-bridge spans as one of a total of five bridges the northern part of Düna (Daugava). Due to its 109 meter high pylon , it is one of Riga's most striking landmarks . It connects Valdemāra Street with Kalnciema Street.

Web links

Commons : Vanšu Bridge  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Vanšu tilts. (No longer available online.) In: Riga Daily Photo. March 11, 2008, archived from the original on December 23, 2013 ; accessed on August 3, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Vanšu tilts. In: Cita Riga. Retrieved August 3, 2013 (Latvian).