Crosses Daugava Longest span 110 metres (360 ft) Clearance above 8.5 metres (28 ft) Opened 17 November 2008 Location Riga Materials Steel, Concrete | Locale Riga, Latvia No. of spans 7 Total length 803 m Height 22 m Architect Ingurds Lazdins | |
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Width 34.28 metres (112.5 ft) Similar Island Bridge - Riga, Vanšu Bridge, Akmens tilts, Railway Bridge - Riga, Riga Radio and TV Tower | ||
The Southern Bridge (Latvian: Dienvidu tilts) crosses the Daugava river in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The bridge was constructed between 2004 and 2008, and was opened on November 17, 2008. Construction of the access roads lasted until 2013.
The government control commission in the report for January 2002 to September 2008 showed that, during that period, costs increased fivefold - from a planned 108.84 million lats to 570.14 million lats. The third and final stage of construction was halted due to lack of funding, but was finished in 2013.
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