The Myllysilta is a steel girder bridge crossing the Aurajoki (Aura River) in the middle of the city of 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...

 in 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...

. The bridqe was opened in Septemner 19, 2011. Only two of four lanes are first in use, the bridge is scheduled to be totally completed in November, 2011, even though some landscaping and stone work will be compleded in 2012.

The bridge from 1975 to 2010

The former bridge, a prestressed concrete box girder bridge, was built in 1975 and was 92.7 metres (304 ft) long and 20 metres (66 ft) wide. The bridge connected Turku's IV district to the VII district, and had three westbound lanes and sidewalks on both sides. It was a one-way-route from east to west, while the nearby Martinsilta

Martinsilta

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...

bridge went west to east. Myllysilta was demolished in 2010 after a structural failure.

Failure

On 6 March 2010 the bridge was closed due to structural failures of both piers. The City of Turku originally reported that the bridge would remain closed for up to a year for repairs. It was later decided to demolish it and build a new bridge. In the meantime, Martinsilta functions as a two-way bridge with two lanes designated for regular travel and one for Myllysilta's diverted traffic.