Martinsilta

Martinsilta, Turku

Martinsilta (St. Martin's Bridge) 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.[1] The bridge is 104.5 metres (343 ft) 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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Iso tietosanakirja, 14.ofsa (Troopillinen-Wasenius), art. Turku, s. 301, Otava 1938 in an old dictionary in Finnish
  2. ↑ City of Turku bulletin regarding Myllysilta Bridge ̣– updated March 7, 2010

Coordinates: 60°26′40.3″N 022°15′19.7″E / 60.444528°N 22.255472°E / 60.444528; 22.255472

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