Myllysilta
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|bridge_name= Myllysilta
|image= Myllysilta elokuu 2012 1.jpg
|caption= Myllysilta in August 2012.
|official_name=Myllysilta
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|carries= 4 lanes of roadway
1 sidewalk
|crosses= Aurajoki
|locale= Turku
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|design= Steel girder bridge
|length= {{convert|93|m|0|abbr=on}}
|width= {{convert|20.5|m|0|abbr=on}}
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|below= {{convert| 3.6 |m|abbr=on}}
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|open= 19 September 2011
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{{Infobox bridge
|bridge_name= Myllysilta 1975–2010
|image= Myllysilta.jpg
|caption= Myllysilta in 2007.
|official_name=Myllysilta
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|carries= 3 lanes of roadway
2 sidewalks
|crosses= Aurajoki
|locale= Turku
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|design= prestressed concrete box girder bridge
|length= {{convert|92.7|m|0|abbr=on}}
|width= {{convert|20|m|0|abbr=on}}
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|below= {{convert|3.6|m|abbr=on}}
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|open= 1975
|closed= March 6, 2010
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The Myllysilta (Mill Bridge) ({{langx|sv|Kvarnbron}}) 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 were first in use, the bridge was totally completed on 29 November 2011, even though some landscaping and stone work were completed in 2012. The bridge connects Turku's IV district to the VII district, and has four westbound lanes, and a sidewalk on northern side. It is a one-way-route from east to west, while the nearby Martinsilta bridge goes west to east.
The bridge from 1975 to 2010
The former bridge, a prestressed concrete box girder bridge, was built in 1975 and was {{convert|92.7|m|0}} long and {{convert|20|m|0}} wide, with three lanes (one-way westbound), and a sidewalk on both sides. Myllysilta was demolished in 2010 after a structural failure.[http://www.hs.fi/english/article/-/1135257132984 Demolition of sagging Myllysilta Bridge begins in Turku], Helsingin Sanomat
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On 6 March 2010 the bridge was closed due to structural failures of both piers.{{cite news |url=http://www.ts.fi/online/kotimaa/116157.html |title=Turun Myllysilta suljettu vakavien vaurioiden vuoksi |publisher=Turun Sanomat |date=6 March 2010 |language=Finnish |access-date=6 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717044402/http://www.ts.fi/online/kotimaa/116157.html |archive-date=17 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/artikkeli/Turun+Myllysilta+saattaa+romahtaa/1135253476806 |title=Turun Myllysilta painunut jo lähes metrin |publisher=Helsingin Sanomat |date=6 March 2010|language=Finnish}}{{cite news |url=http://www.turku.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=159304&nodeid=23 |title=The Myllysilta Bridge to be Demolished and Replaced |publisher=City of Turku |date=20 March 2010 |accessdate=20 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716095837/http://www.turku.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=159304&nodeid=23 |archivedate=16 July 2011 }} 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 functioned as a two-way bridge with two lanes designated for regular travel and one for Myllysilta's diverted traffic.
File:Myllysilta sideview.JPG|Sideview of Myllysilta.
File:Myllysilta 7.3.2010 (2).JPG|People watching the closed Myllysilta.
File:Myllysilta from top of the Myllytunneli.JPG|Closed Myllysilta seen from top of the Myllytunneli.
File:Myllysilta structural failure.jpg|Picture which shows some of the structural failure.
File:Myllysilta replacement 2011 - 199.jpg | The replacement under construction in 2011 July
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