Satakunnansilta (the ″Satakunta Bridge″) is an old
bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...
in
Tampere
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...
,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
, that crosses the
Tammerkoski
Tammerkoski is a channel of rapids in Tampere, Finland. The city of Tampere is located between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. The difference in altitude between these two is and the water flows from Näsijärvi to Pyhäjärvi through ...
rapids north of
Hämeensilta
Hämeensilta (the ″Häme Bridge″) is a bridge in Tampere, Finland, crossing the Tammerkoski rapids. The main street of Tampere, Hämeenkatu, runs along the bridge, connecting the Kyttälä district to the western parts of the city center. Hä ...
.
The bridge is part of the
Satakunnankatu street and is used by both vehicle
traffic
Traffic comprises pedestrians, vehicles, ridden or herded animals, trains, and other conveyances that use public ways (roads) for travel and transportation.
Traffic laws govern and regulate traffic, while rules of the road include traffi ...
and
pedestrians.
The Satakunta Bridge was designed by engineer
Karl Snellman, son of Senator
J. V. Snellman. It was built between 1897 and 1900 and commissioned on October 9, 1900.
The bridge is a 6-span stone
arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side. A viaduct ...
with spans of 17 meters. The width of the bridge is 11.75 meters and its total length is 112.6 meters.
In 2013, the bridge
railings were refurbished to the original model,
and in 2014, the bridge lamps were replaced with the original model.
References
External links
Satakunnansilta(in Finnish)
An aerial panorama of the Satakunta Bridge(in Finnish)
Bridges completed in 1900
Bridges in Finland
Buildings and structures in Tampere
Kyttälä
Arch bridges
Transport in Tampere
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