Satakunnansilta (the ″Satakunta Bridge″) is an old
bridge in
Tampere,
Finland, that crosses the
Tammerkoski rapids north of
Hämeensilta.
The bridge is part of the
Satakunnankatu
Satakunnankatu is an east–west, busy street in the center of Tampere, Finland, which is one of the city's main streets. It starts from the vicinity of Tampere Cathedral on the east side of Tammerkoski, where it separates the Jussinkylä an ...
street and is used by both vehicle
traffic and
pedestrian
A pedestrian is a person traveling on foot, whether walking or running. In modern times, the term usually refers to someone walking on a road or pavement, but this was not the case historically.
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s.
The Satakunta Bridge was designed by engineer
Karl Snellman Karl may refer to:
People
* Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name
* Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne
* Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer
* Karl of Austria, last Austr ...
, son of Senator
J. V. Snellman
Johan Vilhelm Snellman (; 12 May 1806 – 4 July 1881) was an influential Fennoman philosopher and Finns, Finnish wikt:statesman, statesman, ennobled in 1866. He was one of the most important 'awakeners' or promoters of Finnish nationalism, along ...
. It was built between 1897 and 1900 and commissioned on October 9, 1900.
The bridge is a 6-span stone
arch bridge 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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