Vilnius pontoon bridge, Pontoon bridge near Mindaugas Bridge, Vilnius, Lithuania.
The bridge consisted of connected floating platforms extending 65 meters across the Neris River with a width of 5 meters and height of 2 meters.
After a fatal collapse in 1975 during a concert event at the Palace of Concerts and Sports, which resulted in four confirmed casualties, the bridge was not reconstructed.
The bridge provided a connection between entertainment venues in Žirmūnai district and the Vilnius Old Town, serving as a passage for concert attendees.
Military personnel assembled the bridge each spring and disassembled it before winter, making it a seasonal transportation solution for pedestrians crossing the Neris River.
Between 1960 and 1965, before the pontoon bridge construction, an unpowered cable ferry charged 5 kopeks to transport twenty people across the river.
Location: Vilnius
Height: 2 m
Length: 65 m
Width: 5 m
GPS coordinates: 54.68917,25.28750
Latest update: March 11, 2025 06:48
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