Kuokkala Bridge

Kuokkala Bridge
Kuokkalan Silta

The Kuokkala Bridge and buildings of Ainolanranta.
Crosses Jyväsjärvi
Locale Jyväskylä
Total length 480 m (1,570 ft)
Construction end 1989

Kuokkala Bridge is a bridge in Jyväskylä, Finland over the lake Jyväsjärvi. When the city of Jyväskylä expanded into Kuokkala, the eastern part of the town, it was deemed necessary to link the city centre to the new neighbourhood through a new bridge.[1] The design work started in 1979, the main concern being the muddy lake bottom.[2]

When the 480 m (1,570 ft) long bridge was opened in 1989, it was Finland's fourth longest road bridge and the longest plate girder bridge.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sanna Wänskä, Heli Kaski, Sanna Pirkkalainen (23 August 2009). "480 metriä pitkä juhlakalu" (in Finnish). YLE Keski-Suomi. http://yle.fi/alueet/keski-suomi/2009/10/480_metria_pitka_juhlakalu_1105224.html. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Kuokkala". Insinööritoimisto Ponvia. http://www.ponvia.fi/Tietoikkunat/kuokkala.htm. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 

External links

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