Railway Bridge, Riga

{{Short description|Bridge in Riga, Latvia}}

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|crosses = Daugava

|locale = Riga, Latvia

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The Railway Bridge ({{langx|lv|Dzelzceļa tilts}}) is a bridge that crosses the Daugava river in Riga, the capital of Latvia.

The first iron railway bridge in Riga, over 600 ftm long, was erected in 1871–1872[http://dir.icm.edu.pl/pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_X/176 Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego...], Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland, vol. 10, p. 176, "Ryga" (in Polish): "...Jeden drewniany, pływający, drugi żelazny (przeszło 600 sążni), zbudowany w latach 1871-72..." for the Riga–Jelgava Railway.

The new bridge was inaugurated 1914, shelled twice, during World War I in 1917 and World War II in 1944, and was rebuilt both times.{{cite web|url=http://www.lu.lv/terra/2008/jul_aug/resursi/dzc_muzejs.pdf |title=Latvijas Dzelzceļa Vēstures Muzejs |page=29 |author=Gunta Vilka |language=Latvian |publisher=University of Latvia |accessdate=2009-07-23}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} The bridge is nowadays the only railway bridge in Riga.

The bridge will be duplicated as part of the new Rail Baltica line through Riga.