Möljä Bridge

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Möljä Bridge
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Coordinates 65°2′0″N025°25′52″E / 65.03333°N 25.43111°E / 65.03333; 25.43111 Coordinates: 65°2′0″N025°25′52″E / 65.03333°N 25.43111°E / 65.03333; 25.43111
Carries2 road lanes, raised sidewalks for pedestrian and bicycles
CrossesToppilansalmi Strait
Locale Oulu, Finland
Official nameMöljän silta
Maintained byCity of Oulu
Characteristics
Design Concrete beam bridge [1]
Materialconcrete
Total length98 m (322 ft) [2]
Width15 m (49 ft) [2]
Clearance below 4 m (13 ft) [2]
History
DesignerIlkka Kerola, Ramboll Finland Oy [1]
Construction startOctober 2010
Construction endNovember 2012
Construction cost€2.6 million [1]
Opened15 November 2012 (2012-11-15) [1]

The Möljä Bridge (Finnish : Möljän silta) is a concrete beam bridge over the Toppilansalmi strait in Oulu, Finland. The bridge connects districts of Toppila and Toppilansaari. The bridge is 98 metres (322 ft) long, about 20 metres longer than the width of the Toppilansalmi strait at that point. Clearance beneath the bridge is 4 metres (13 ft). [2]

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The bridge has two road lanes and raised sidewalks for pedestrians and bicycles. It was opened to traffic on 15 November 2012. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Möljän silta avataan liikenteelle" [Möljä Bridge is opened to traffic] (in Finnish). 15 November 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ramboll vahvasti mukana Möljän silta -hankkeessa" [Ramboll strongly involved in the Moljä Bridge -project] (in Finnish). 25 November 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

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