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This list of bridges in Latvia lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.
| Name | Latvian | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Land | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Kuldīga Bricks Bridge | Kuldīgas ķieģeļu tilts | 164 m (538 ft) | Masonry 7 segmental arches, bricks | Road bridge Venta (river) | 1874 | Kuldīga 56°58′12.2″N21°58′38.1″E / 56.970056°N 21.977250°E | Courland | [S 1] | |
 | 2 | Oskars Kalpaks Bridge | Oskara Kalpaka tilts | 132 m (433 ft) | Truss Steel Swing bridge | Road bridge Karosta Canal | 1906 | Liepāja – Karosta 56°32′42.9″N21°00′16.4″E / 56.545250°N 21.004556°E | Courland | [S 2] | |
 | 3 | Railway Bridge, Riga | Dzelzceļa tilts (Rīga) | 850 m (2,790 ft) | Arch Steel tied arch | 1914 | Riga – Zaķusala 56°56′31.7″N24°6′23.3″E / 56.942139°N 24.106472°E | Vidzeme | [S 3] | ||
 | 4 | Stone Bridge, Riga | Akmens tilts | 503 m (1,650 ft) | Beam bridge Steel, masonry piles | 1957 | Riga 56°56′40.4″N24°6′3.3″E / 56.944556°N 24.100917°E | Vidzeme | [S 4] |
This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).
| Name | Latvian | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Land | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Vanšu Bridge | Vanšu tilts | 312 m (1,024 ft) | 595 m (1,952 ft) | Cable-stayed Steel box girder deck, concrete pylon | 1981 | Riga – Ķīpsala 56°57′4″N24°5′42″E / 56.95111°N 24.09500°E | Vidzeme | [S 5] | |
 | 2 | Southern Bridge | Dienvidu tilts | 110 m (360 ft)(x5) | 803 m (2,635 ft) | Extradosed Steel box girder deck, 6 steel pylons | 6 lanes road bridge Daugava | 2008 | Riga 56°54′56.9″N24°9′25.5″E / 56.915806°N 24.157083°E | Vidzeme | [S 6] |
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