Stone Bridge (Tartu)

For the surname, see Kivisild (surname).

Stone Bridge
Stone Bridge in 1880.
Coordinates	58°22′51″N 26°43′33″E
Crossed	Emajõgi
Locale	Tartu
History
Opened	September 1784, 16; 240 years ago (16-09-1784)
Destroyed	1941; 84 years ago (1941)
Location

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

1. "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.