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Vilnius pontoon bridge

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Vilnius pontoon bridge

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The Vilnius pontoon bridge was a pedestrian pontoon bridge built across the Neris river in Vilnius, Lithuania. It was a seasonal construction - it was assembled every spring and disassembled every winter by soldiers. It was built near the modern-day Mindaugas Bridge. After it collapsed in 1975, causing several deaths, it was not rebuilt again.

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