Crosses Aurajoki Official name Myllysilta Total length 93 m (305 ft) Carry Sidewalk | Design Steel girder bridge Opened 19 September 2011 Body of water Aura | |
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Carries 4 lanes of roadway1 sidewalk Bridge type Box girder bridge, Girder bridge Similar Martinsilta, Old Great Square, Turku Cathedral, Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, Forum Marinum | ||
The Myllysilta (Mill Bridge) is a steel girder bridge crossing the Aurajoki (Aura River) in the middle of the city of Turku in Finland. The bridge was opened on 19 September 2011. Only two of four lanes are first in use, the bridge was totally completed on 29 November 2011, even though some landscaping and stone work will be completed in 2012.
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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 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.
