BUILT ENVIRONMENT · PÄRNU

Rääma sild

A photographic study of Rääma Bridge, following its steel structure from fabrication and assembly through completion, public opening and civic life.

Pärnu, Estonia

Infrastructure and construction photography

Commissioned by INF Infra OÜ

Engineering and design by Stricto Project OÜ

Bridge concept by Andreas Papp and Dmitri Gorbatjuk

Built by INF Infra OÜ and AS EG Ehitus

Rääma Bridge links the Rääma district with central Pärnu across the Pärnu River. The 263-metre structure is defined by a 140-metre network arch, Estonia’s longest bridge span.

The photographic sequence begins with the fabrication of its steel elements and their journey to the site, then moves through assembly, construction and the completed crossing. Workers, machinery and repeated geometry reveal the human and material scale behind the finished structure.

The final chapter moves from quiet architectural views into the public opening on 21 June 2025. Crowds, ceremony and evening light mark the moment when the construction site became part of the city.

High aerial view placing the bridge within Pärnu’s river, shoreline vegetation and urban fabric.

A protected fabricator bends over a steel work surface, with a concentrated burst of welding light.

A long row of fabricated steel sections recedes outdoors beside a narrow rail line, with workers at the far end.

Worker standing beside heavy transport equipment beneath the bridge deck, with the bridge structure extending across the frame.

Elevated view of the bridge under construction over the river, with infrastructure signage, water and a second arched bridge in the distance.

Top-down aerial view of the bridge and work platforms crossing dark water between rocky and vegetated edges.

Lateral view of the bridge under construction at warm evening light, with barges, workers' infrastructure and wooded shoreline.

Symmetrical underside view of the bridge deck, with barges, containers and construction machinery arranged beneath it.

Straight-on view along the unfinished bridge deck, framed by the white arch and suspension elements, with an INFRA sign in the foreground.

View from beneath the bridge, using structural beams and repeated shadow patterns to frame the riverbank and water.

Black-and-white rear view of three workers seated beneath the bridge, framed by the construction structure and river landscape.

Wide frontal view of the completed white arch bridge spanning calm water, with a near-perfect reflection and low riverside surroundings.

Front-on view of the white arched bridge, with a solitary person centered on the wet approach.

Backlit group of workers or collaborators standing on a riverside platform beneath the sweeping bridge structure.

Oblique aerial view of the bridge under construction, framed by the river, city, greenery and a historic riverside tower.

Aerial view of the bridge crossing the river, with crowds, stage, market structures and surrounding urban fabric visible on both banks.

Officials cut a ribbon across the bridge deck, framed symmetrically by suspension cables and the bridge span.

Two children in rainwear look up toward officials on the stage, creating a foreground-to-stage relationship.

Conductor leading an orchestra beneath a stage canopy, with a large archival waterfront image behind the ensemble.

Centered night passage beneath the bridge arch, with coloured structural lighting, roadway trails and a starburst streetlamp.

The illuminated bridge spans the river at dusk, with its reflection and surrounding city lights visible.

Ground-level dusk view of the illuminated bridge, river edge and newly landscaped approach.

High aerial view looking along the river, with the bridge spanning the foreground and Pärnu spreading into the distance.

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