This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Finland, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
editThe museum roads and bridges was established by the Finnish Road Administration (Finnish: Tiehallinto) that belongs to the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, in order to preserve the most historically valuable and representative parts of the road network as museum objects. There is a total of 22 roads (35 kilometres (22 mi)) and 37 bridges in the museum object collection.[1]
| Name | Finnish | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | Region | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | Tuovila Bridge | Tuovilan silta | Oldest road bridge still in use in Finland Listed bridge Museosilta No. 40 |
93 m (305 ft) | Masonry 3 arches |
Road bridge Laihianjoki |
1781 | Vaasa 63°01′47.4″N 21°48′18.9″E / 63.029833°N 21.805250°E |
Ostrobothnia | [2] |
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2 | Etelänkylä Grand Bridge | Etelänkylän isosilta | Oldest wooden bridge still in use in Finland Listed bridge Museosilta No. 45 |
77 m (253 ft) | Beam bridge Wooden strut framed bridge, masonry piers |
Road bridge Pyhäjoki (river) |
1837 | Pyhäjoki 64°27′29.1″N 24°14′29.9″E / 64.458083°N 24.241639°E |
North Ostrobothnia | [S 1] [3] [4] |
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3 | Old Haliko Bridge | Halikon vanha silta | Listed bridge Museosilta No. 9 |
75 m (246 ft) | Beam bridge Wooden strut framed bridge, masonry abutments |
Former road bridge Halikonjoki |
1866 | Halikko 60°23′50.6″N 23°04′09.1″E / 60.397389°N 23.069194°E |
Southwest Finland | [T 1] [5] |
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4 | Tuira Bridge demolished in 1948 |
Tuiran silta | Span : 45 m (148 ft) | Arch Wooden deck arch |
Road bridge Oulujoki |
1867 | Oulu 65°01′16.4″N 25°28′03.8″E / 65.021222°N 25.467722°E |
North Ostrobothnia | [6] [7] | |
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5 | Vantaankoski Bridge | Vantaankosken silta | Beam bridge Wooden strut framed bridge, masonry abutments |
Road bridge Vantaa (river) |
1876 | Vantaa 60°17′37.2″N 24°51′57.6″E / 60.293667°N 24.866000°E |
Uusimaa | [8] | ||
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6 | Pattijoki Bridge | Pattijoen silta | Listed bridge Museosilta No. 42 |
10 m (33 ft) | Masonry 1 arch |
Road bridge Pattijoki |
1897 | Pattijoki 64°41′34.4″N 24°34′18.2″E / 64.692889°N 24.571722°E |
North Ostrobothnia | [9] |
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7 | Aunes Bridge | Aunessilta | Listed bridge Museosilta No. 17 |
46 m (151 ft) | Masonry 1 arch |
Former road bridge Aunessillansalmi |
1899 | Kämmenniemi 61°37′51.5″N 23°50′15.2″E / 61.630972°N 23.837556°E |
Pirkanmaa | [S 2] [10] [11] |
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8 | Savukoski Bridge | Savukosken silta | Listed bridge Museosilta No. 21 |
60 m (200 ft) | Arch Concrete tied arch |
Former road bridge Kymi (river) |
1927 | Loviisa–Pyhtää 60°17′37.2″N 24°51′57.6″E / 60.293667°N 24.866000°E |
Uusimaa Kymenlaakso |
[12] |
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9 | Ponkila Bridge | Ponkilan silta | Listed bridge Museosilta No. 43 |
71 m (233 ft) | Suspension Steel deck and pylons |
Road bridge Muhosjoki |
1931 | Muhos 64°48′32.3″N 26°00′18.6″E / 64.808972°N 26.005167°E |
North Ostrobothnia | [13] |
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10 | Voikkaa old railway bridge | Voikkaan vanha rautatiesilta | Truss Steel deck |
1940 | Kuusankoski | Kymenlaakso | ||||
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11 | Säpilä Suspension Bridge | Säpilän riippusilta | Span : 127 m (417 ft) | 164 m (538 ft) | Suspension Steel, wooden deck |
Footbridge Kokemäenjoki |
1950 | Kokemäki 61°18′26.1″N 22°23′07.9″E / 61.307250°N 22.385528°E |
Satakunta | |
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12 | Ahmaskoski Bridge | Ahmaskosken silta | Span : 100 m (330 ft) | 100 m (330 ft) | Suspension Steel, wooden deck |
Footbridge Oulujoki |
1957 | Utajärvi 64°38′34.5″N 26°34′23.8″E / 64.642917°N 26.573278°E |
North Ostrobothnia | [S 3] |
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13 | Mylly Bridge | Myllysilta | Listed bridge Museosilta No. 5 |
51 m (167 ft) | Beam bridge Wooden strut framed bridge, wooden piers |
1966 | Nurmijärvi 60°27′19.5″N 24°51′07.3″E / 60.455417°N 24.852028°E |
Uusimaa | [T 2] [14] | |
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14 | Ylistö Bridge | Ylistön silta | Span : 112 m (367 ft) | 208 m (682 ft) | Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, steel pylons |
Footbridge Lake Jyväsjärvi |
1992 | Jyväskylä 62°13′47.4″N 25°44′13.1″E / 62.229833°N 25.736972°E |
Central Finland | [S 4] [T 3] |
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15 | Vihantasalmi Bridge | Vihantasalmen silta | 182 m (597 ft) | Truss Glued laminated timber |
1999 | Mäntyharju 61°26′24.9″N 26°40′35.6″E / 61.440250°N 26.676556°E |
South Savo | [S 5] [T 4] [15] | ||
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16 | Laukko Bridge | Laukonsilta | 150 m (490 ft) | Cable-stayed Concrete deck, 1 steel pylon |
Footbridge Tammerkoski |
2010 | Tampere 61°29′37.6″N 23°45′37.6″E / 61.493778°N 23.760444°E |
Pirkanmaa | [S 6] | |
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17 | Crusell Bridge | Crusellinsilta | Span : 92 m (302 ft) | 173 m (568 ft) | Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, 1 steel pylon |
2011 | Helsinki 60°09′37.3″N 24°54′30.0″E / 60.160361°N 24.908333°E |
Uusimaa | [S 7] [16] | |
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18 | Isoisänsilta | Isoisänsilta | Span : 144 m (472 ft) | 170 m (560 ft) | Arch Steel through arch |
Footbridge Kruunuvuorenselkä |
2016 | Helsinki 60°10′55.3″N 24°58′57.9″E / 60.182028°N 24.982750°E |
Uusimaa | [17] |
Major road and railway bridges
editThis table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).
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Alphabetical list
edit- Bomarsund Bridge - Sund
- Crusell Bridge - Helsinki
- Erkkolan silta
- Etelänkylän isosilta
- Hakaniemen silta
- Hämeensilta
- Isoisänsilta
- Jänhijoki railway bridge
- Joutsensilta
- Kaitaisten silta
- Kallansillat
- Kiskopolun silta
- Kulosaaren silta
- Kuokkala Bridge - Jyväskylä
- Kärkisten silta
- Kvarken Bridge
- Lapinlahden silta
- Laukan silta
- Louhunsalmen riippusilta
- Martinsilta
- Myllysilta
- Möljä Bridge
- Ounaskosken rautatie- ja maantiesilta
- Pitkäsilta
- Ponkilan silta
- Porin silta
- Replot Bridge
- Sami Bridge
- Sangin silta
- Satakunnansilta
- Savisilta
- Sääksmäen silta
- Tuiran sillat
- Tähtiniemi Bridge
- Ukkopekan silta
- Vuolteensilta
- Vuosaaren silta
Notes and references
edit- "Suomen sillat - sivusto". Torsti.pp.fi - Bridges in Finland (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Halikon vanha silta". Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Myllykosken museosilta". Archived from the original on 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Ylistön silta". Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Vihantasalmen uusi silta "honkahimmeli"". Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Kärkisten silta". Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Kirjalansalmen silta". Archived from the original on 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Tähtiniemen silta". Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Sääksmäen silta". Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Saimaan silta". Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Norrströmmenin silta". Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Lapinlahden silta". Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Karinsalmen silta". Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
- Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
- ^ "Etelänkylän Isosilta".
- ^ "Aune Bridge".
- ^ "Ahmaskoski Bridge".
- ^ "Ylistö Footbridge".
- ^ "Vihantasalmi Bridge".
- ^ "Laukonsilta".
- ^ "Crusell Bridge".
- ^ "Kruunuvuori Bridge".
- ^ "Replot Bridge".
- ^ "Kärkistensalmi Bridge".
- ^ "Kirjalansalmi Bridge".
- ^ "Tähtiniemi Bridge".
- ^ "Sääksmäki Bridge".
- ^ "Sami Bridge".
- ^ "Louhunsalmi Suspension Bridge".
- ^ "Norrströmmen Bridge".
- ^ "Färjsund Bridge".
- ^ "Lumberjack's Candle Bridge".
- ^ "Lapinlahti Bridge".
- ^ "Luukkaansalmi Bridge".
- ^ "Lietvesi Bridge".
- ^ "Tornionjoki Bridge".
- ^ "Rautasilta".
- Others references
- ^ Liimatainen, 2007, p.7
- ^ Liimatainen, 2007, p.128
- ^ Konttijärvi, Eija (1987). Pyhäjoen Etelänkylän - isonsillan historia [The history of Pyhäjoki Etelänkylä - the big bridge] (PDF) (in Finnish). Central Ostrobothnia road and water construction district. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Liimatainen, 2007, p.142
- ^ Liimatainen, 2007, p.46
- ^ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.395
- ^ "Muinaiset sillat Oulussa - Tuiran väylän vanha silta purettiin räjäyttämällä" [Ancient bridges in Oulu - The old bridge of Tuira väylä was demolished by blowing up]. Kaleva.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ Vantaankosken Mylly [Vantaankoski Mill] (PDF) (in Finnish). 7 June 2022. p. 11.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Liimatainen, 2007, p.135
- ^ Karola, O. (February 1988). "Kaitavesi Bridge, Tampere (Finland)". IABSE structures - Structures in Finland. Vol. 12. doi:10.5169/seals-20904. ISSN 0377-7286.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Liimatainen, 2007, p.95
- ^ Liimatainen, 2007, p.62
- ^ Liimatainen, 2007, p.137
- ^ Liimatainen, 2007, p.39
- ^ Fortino, Stefania; Hradil, Petr; Metelli, Giovanni (September 2019). Moisture-induced stresses in glulam beams of timber bridges. Case-study: Vihantasalmi Bridge (PDF). VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.405
- ^ "Vuoden silta 2017 on Isoisänsilta" [The bridge of the year 2017 is Isoisänsilta] (PDF). Helsingin - Rakennusmestarit ja -insinöörit - Helsinki Association of Architects and Engineers (in Finnish). Vol. 4. 2017. p. 6.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Kruunusillat - Raitiotieyhteys Laajasaloon [Crown bridges - Tram connection to Laajasalo] (in Finnish). Kruunusillat, City of Helsinki, WSP, Knight Architects. 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Kruunuvuori Bridge". Wsp.com. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Mt 180 Kirjalansalemn silta - Yleissuunnitelma" [Mt 180 Kirjalansalem bridge - General plan] (PDF). Vayla.fi (in Finnish). Elinkeino-, liikenne- ja ympäristökeskus. 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Kärkisten silta" [Kärkisten Bridge]. Alk.tiehallinto.fi (in French). Archived from the original on 20 January 2016.
- ^ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.402
- ^ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.403
- ^ "Louhunsalmen riippusilta" [Louhunsalmi suspension bridge]. Jyvaskyla.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Suositukset vesistösiltojen - kulkuaukkojen vähimmäismitoks, 1984, p.101
- ^ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.398
- ^ Aitta, 2004, p.229
- ^ Nieminen, Jouni; Karri, Juhani (February 1988). "The Norrströmmen Bridge, Nauvo (Finland)". IABSE structures - Structures in Finland. Vol. 12. doi:10.5169/seals-20901. ISSN 0377-7286.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Nieminen, Jouni; Rautakorpi, Heikki (February 1988). "Widening of arch bridge Färjsund in Åland (Finland)". IABSE structures - Structures in Finland. Vol. 12. doi:10.5169/seals-20902. ISSN 0377-7286.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Silta yli salmen" [Bridge over the strait]. Jukola.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.399
- ^ Kettunen, A.; Järvenpää, E. (February 1988). "Kemijoki River Bridge at Rovaniemi (Finland)". IABSE structures - Structures in Finland. Vol. 12. doi:10.5169/seals-20903. ISSN 0377-7286.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ a b Chen, Duan, 2014, p.400
- ^ "Hännilänsalmen sillan purkutyöt päätökseen" [The demolition of the Hännilänsalmi bridge has been completed]. Yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.397
- ^ Iso-Junno, Tarmo (2017). Jännevirran sillan väsymismitoitus mitatulla liikennekuormalla [Fatigue design of the Jännevirta bridge with measured traffic load] (PDF) (in Finnish). Teknillinen tiedekunta. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Aitta, 2004, p.228-229
- ^ Hyvönen, J. (February 1988). "Lietvesi Bridge, Puumala (Finland)". IABSE structures - Structures in Finland. Vol. 12. doi:10.5169/seals-20905. ISSN 0377-7286.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Valtatie 9:n parantaminen Jännevirran sillan kohdalla -hankkeen loppuesite [Final brochure of the project "Improving highway 9 at the Jännevirta bridge] (PDF) (in Finnish). Liikennevirasto. November 2018.
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See also
edit- Transport in Finland
- Roads in Finland
- Highways in Finland
- Rail transport in Finland
- Geography of Finland
- List of rivers of Finland
- fi:Museosilta (in Finnish) - Museum bridge
External links
edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to List of bridges in Finland.
- "Sillat" [Bridges]. Ponvia.fi - Ponvia Oy Engineering (in Finnish).
- "Matkoilleni osuneita museosiltoja ja -teitä" [Museum bridges and roads that hit my travels]. Elisanet.fi (in Finnish).
- "Brücken in der Finnland" [Bridges in Finland]. Brueckenweb.de (in German).
- "Suspension Bridges of Finland". bridgemeister.com.
Further reading
edit- Liimatainen, Kirsi (November 2007). Tiehallinnon museotiet ja -sillat [Road administration's museum roads and bridges] (PDF) (in Finnish). Tiehallinto - Road Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2015.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - Museotiet ja -sillat [Museum roads and bridges] (PDF) (in Finnish). Tiehallinto - Road Administration. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2007.
- Suositukset vesistösiltojen - kulkuaukkojen vähimmäismitoks [Recommendations for waterway bridges - minimum dimensions of access openings] (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Tie- J Vesirakennushallitus. 1984. ISBN 951-46-7167-8.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - Aitta, Seppo (2004). Siltojemme historia [History of Finnish bridges] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Rakennusinsinöörien Liitto RIL ry. ISBN 951-758-446-6.
- Chen, Wai-Fah; Duan, Lian (2014). "Bridge Engineering in Finland". In CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group (ed.). Handbook of International Bridge Engineering. CRC Press. p. 395-408. ISBN 978-1-4398-1029-3.
- Prade, Marcel (1990). "Finlande". Ponts & Viaducs Remarquables d'Europe [Remarkable Bridges and Viaducts of Europe]. Art et patrimoine (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 211. ISBN 2-902170-65-3.