Jänhijoki railway bridge

When the narrow gauge railway was discontinued, the bridge was to be demolished and the tracks were to be lifted.

When built in 1897–1898 a total of 96 wooden poles, each 20 metres (66 ft) long, were driven into the clay terrain to inforce the foundation.

The steelwork for the bridge was supplied by Harkort AG from Duisburg, Germany.

On April 24, 1918, during the height of the Finnish Civil War, there was an attempt to sabotage the bridge.

An explosive charge was placed under the friction bearing at the north end of the bridge and detonated.