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Stone Bridge, Riga

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Bridge in Riga, Latvia

Stone Bridge Akmens tilts

Coordinates	56°56′40″N 24°06′04″E / 56.9445°N 24.1011°E / 56.9445; 24.1011
Crosses	Daugava
Locale	Riga, Latvia
Other name(s)	Until 1992 October bridge
Characteristics
Material	Steel
Total length	503 meters
Width	27 meters
History
Construction start	1955
Opened	1957
Location

Stone Bridge (Latvian: Akmens tilts) is a bridge in Riga. It was called the October Bridge (Oktobra tilts) until 1992.

References

^ "Riga getting two 'new' bridges". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. August 20, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014. while the Stone Bridge (Akmens tilts) was re-christened in 1992, changing its name from the October Bridge.

v t e Riga cityscape
Old Town	Castle Cat House Convent Yard Dannenstern House House of the Blackheads House of the Livonian Noble Corporation Large Guild Powder Tower Small Guild Swedish Gate Three Brothers
Hotels	Grand Palace Gallery Park
Monuments & memorials	Brothers' Cemetery Bikernieki Memorial Forest Cemetery Freedom Monument Great Cemetery Pokrov Cemetery
Parks & gardens	Bastejkalns Mežaparks University of Latvia Botanical Garden Vērmane Garden Victory Park
Museums & galleries	Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation National Museum of Art Museum of the Occupation of Latvia The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia Museum of Natural History War Museum Art Museum Riga Bourse Museum of National History
Theatres	Dailes Theatre Latvian National Opera Latvian National Theatre Palladium Riga New Riga Theatre Mikhail Chekhov Riga Russian Theatre
Places of worship	Nativity Cathedral Cathedral St. Peter's Church St. James's Cathedral
Bridges	Island Bridge Railway Bridge Southern Bridge Stone Bridge Vanšu Bridge
Structures	Radio and TV Tower
Other	National Library of Latvia Central Market Latvian Academy of Sciences Zoo Mežaparks Great Bandstand Palace of Justice Laima Clock Zunda Towers
Waterways	Daugava River
Streets	Alberta iela Brīvības iela Kaļķu iela

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