The bridge that crosses the river of Daugava and the first iron railway bridge in Riga. The Railway Bridge, over 600 ftm long, and first erected in 1871-1872 for the Riga–Jelgava Railway. New bridge was opened in 1914, destroyed twice, during World War I in 1917 and World War II in 1944 just to be rebuilt again during the times of Soviet Union.
Since 2007 the bridge has started to be illuminated, which came with a price tag of around 320 000 EUR. A pretty large amount for Riga, however it does pay back with great views and those tourist shots.