Vanšu Bridge (Riga)

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The Vanšu Bridge (Latvian: Vanšu tilts) in Riga is a cable-stayed bridge that crosses the Daugava river in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is one of five bridges crossing Daugava in Riga; it is 595 meters long, it was built during the Soviet period and opened to public use in 1981 as the Gorky Bridge (Latvian: Gorkija tilts) after Maxim Gorky street.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanšu_Bridge
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Coordinates:   56°57'4"N   24°5'44"E
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