Historic bridges · South West England
Southern Bridge
Southern Bridge — Grade II listed building-listed bridge in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Southern Bridge is a Grade II listed building-listed bridge in england-south-west, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1326316). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
The Southern Bridge (Latvian: Dienvidu tilts) is an extradosed bridge built across 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. Because of the bridge's huge cost it also become colloquially known as The Golden Bridge (Zelta tilts).
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Southern Bridge (Latvian: Dienvidu tilts) is an extradosed bridge built across 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. Because of the bridge's huge cost it also become colloquially known as The Golden Bridge (Zelta tilts).
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Background
Architecture
The government control commission in a report for January 2002 to September 2008 showed that, during that period, costs increased fivefold – from a planned 108.84 million lats (154.87 million €) to 570.14 million lats (811.24 million €). In 2011 Riga City Council terminated the agreement with Southern Bridge third round builders due to lack of funds. In early 2012 Riga City Council signed agreement with the new constructors to carry out final works of third stage of the Southern bridge and borrowed an additional seven million euros for funding. In 2009 The Economy Police launched a criminal case on suspected violations in construction of the bridge. State Audit Office concluded that the…
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- Coordinates
- 50.6419, -4.2698
- County
- Devon
- District
- West Devon
- Parish
- Lifton
- Postcode
- PL16 0HA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Official site
- www.baltictimes.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q26611805 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Southern Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Southern Bridge?
- Southern Bridge is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL16 0HA), in the parish of Lifton.
- Is Southern Bridge a listed building?
- Southern Bridge is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Southern Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Southern Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Southern Bridge?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PL16 0HA. It sits within the Torridge and Tavistock parliamentary constituency.