Stone Bridge () was a bridge in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

. The bridge was opened on 16 September 1784. The bridge was built on the orders of Empress

Catherine II of Russia Catherine II. (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 172917 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter I ...

. The bridge was destroyed during WWII in 1941. Today,

Kaarsild Kaarsild ('Arch Bridge') is a pedestrian bridge in Tartu, Estonia. The bridge connects the city's centre and the Ülejõe, Tartu, Ülejõe District. The bridge was built in 1957–1959 on the site of the former Stone Bridge (Estonia), Stone Bri ...

stands where the bridge used to be. There are plans to restore the bridge to its original glory.The Kivisild stone bridge will rise again.
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Bridges in Tartu 18th-century architecture in Estonia History of Tartu Bridges completed in 1784 Estonia in World War II {{Tartu-stub