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Stone Bridge (Tartu)

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Stone Bridge
Stone Bridge in 1880.
Coordinates58°22′51″N 26°43′33″E / 58.38081°N 26.72592°E / 58.38081; 26.72592
CrossedEmajõgi
LocaleTartu
History
OpenedSeptember 1784, 16; 240 years ago (16-09-1784)
Destroyed1941; 83 years ago (1941)
Location
Map

Stone Bridge (Estonian: Kivisild) was a bridge in Tartu, Estonia.[1]

The bridge was opened on 16 September 1784. The bridge was built on the orders of Empress Catherine II of Russia.[1]

The bridge was destroyed during WWII in 1941.[2] Today, Kaarsild stands where the bridge used to be.

There are plans to restore the bridge to its original glory.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kivisild". Tartu linn (in Estonian). Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Hüvasti, Kivisild! Igaveseks?". Tartu Postimees (in Estonian). 16 November 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ^ The Kivisild stone bridge will rise again.