Replot Bridge
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The Replot Bridge is a cable-stayed tuftform bridge
connecting the island of Replot
with the mainland in Korsholm
, near Vaasa
, Finland
. It is 1045 metres (3,428.5 ft) long and the longest bridge of Finland. Two supporting pylons are both 82.5 m (270.7 ft) high.
The bridge was inaugurated 27 August 1997 by the president of Finland Martti Ahtisaari
.
Cable-stayed bridge
A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that consists of one or more columns , with cables supporting the bridge deck....
connecting the island of Replot
Replot
Replot is an island in the Kvarken , the narrowest part of the Gulf of Bothnia in the northern part of the Baltic sea. It has about 2,100 inhabitants, almost only Swedish-speaking. The size is about , one of the largest islands of Finland...
with the mainland in Korsholm
Korsholm
Korsholm is a municipality of Finland. The town of Vaasa was founded in Korsholm parish in 1606 and today the municipality completely surrounds the city. It is a coastal, mostly rural municipality, consisting of a rural landscape and a large, fractured archipelago...
, near Vaasa
Vaasa
Vaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa...
, 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 is 1045 metres (3,428.5 ft) long and the longest bridge of Finland. Two supporting pylons are both 82.5 m (270.7 ft) high.
The bridge was inaugurated 27 August 1997 by the president of Finland Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari is a Finnish politician, the tenth President of Finland , Nobel Peace Prize laureate and United Nations diplomat and mediator, noted for his international peace work....
.