General Information
| Name in local language: | Jätkänkynttilä |
|---|---|
| Other name(s): | Rovaniemi Bridge; Kemijoki Bridge |
| Beginning of works: | 1987 |
| Completion: | 28 September 1989 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel-reinforced concrete composite bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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| Structure: |
Single-span single-pylon cable-stayed bridge |
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Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 327 m | |
| span lengths | 41.00 m - 42.00 m - 126.00 m - 2 x 42.00 m | |
| number of spans | 5 | |
| deck | deck width | 25.5 m |
| pylon | diameter | 2 x 2.3 m |
| pylon height | 47 m |
Materials
| cables |
steel
|
|---|---|
| pylon |
reinforced concrete
|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
| girder |
prestressed concrete
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
Notes
The heads of the pylon are illuminated with two gigantic "lumberjack's candles", hence the name.
Participants
Design
Construction engineers
Main contractor
Stay cables
(role unknown)
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (1990): Composite cable-stayed bridge: the Lumberjack's Candle. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Mixed Structures, including New Materials = Construction mixte acier, béton et nouveaux matériaux = Misch- und Verbundbauweisen einschliesslich neuer Baustoffe, Brussels, Belgium, 1990.
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 220.
- (1988): Kemijoki River Bridge at Rovaniemi (Finland). In: IABSE Structures, v. 12 ( 1988).
- (1988): "Lumberjack's candle", Rovaniemi, Finland. Presented at: 13th IABSE Congress, Helsinki, Finland, 6-10 June 1988.
- (1999): Le Passage. 1st edition, Everest Communication, Luxembourg (Luxembourg), pp. 76-77.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000451 - Published on:
05/11/1999 - Last updated on:
01/07/2021
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