Stone Bridge (Tartu)
Bridge in Tartu, Estonia
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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 |
| Crossed | Emajõgi |
| Locale | Tartu |
| History | |
| Opened | September 1784, 16 |
| Destroyed | 1941 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Stone Bridge | |
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]
