Martinsilta
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Martinsilta is a beam bridge
spanning the Aurajoki river in Turku
, Finland
. It was built in 1940, although a proposed bridge appeared on its present location already in the city plan that Carl Ludvig Engel
created after the Great Fire of Turku
of 1827. The bridge is 104.5 m in length.
The bridge is a one-way bridge crossing from Linnankatu to Itäinen Rantakatu in a south-southeast direction. However, with the recent sagging of the Myllysilta
bridge, two-way traffic has been implemented for an indefinite period of time with one of the three lanes going in the opposite direction.
Beam bridge
Beam bridges are the most simple of structural forms being supported by an abutment at each end of the deck. No moments are transferred through the support hence their structural type is known as simply supported....
spanning the Aurajoki river in Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It was built in 1940, although a proposed bridge appeared on its present location already in the city plan that Carl Ludvig Engel
Carl Ludvig Engel
Carl Ludvig Engel, or Johann Carl Ludwig Engel , was a German architect known for his neoclassical style. He had a great impact on the architecture of Finland in the first part of the 19th century....
created after the Great Fire of Turku
Great Fire of Turku
The Great Fire of Turku was a conflagration that is still the largest urban fire in the history of Finland and the Nordic countries. The fires started burning on 4 September 1827 in Burgher Hellman’s house on Aninkaistenmäki slightly before 9 p.m...
of 1827. The bridge is 104.5 m in length.
The bridge is a one-way bridge crossing from Linnankatu to Itäinen Rantakatu in a south-southeast direction. However, with the recent sagging of the Myllysilta
Myllysilta
The Myllysilta is a steel girder bridge crossing the Aurajoki in the middle of the city of Turku in Finland. The bridqe was opened in Septemner 19, 2011...
bridge, two-way traffic has been implemented for an indefinite period of time with one of the three lanes going in the opposite direction.