Stone Bridge (Tartu)
Stone Bridge (Estonian: Kivisild) was a bridge in Tartu, Estonia.[1]
Stone Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Stone Bridge in 1880. | |
| Coordinates | 58°22′51″N 26°43′33″E |
| Crosses | Emajõgi |
| Locale | Tartu |
| History | |
| Opened | September 1784, 16 |
| Destroyed | 1941 |
| Location | |
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
- "Kivisild". Tartu linn (in Estonian). Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "Hüvasti, Kivisild! Igaveseks?". Tartu Postimees (in Estonian). 16 November 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- The Kivisild stone bridge will rise again.
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