BUILT ENVIRONMENT · PÄRNU

Rääma sild

Infrastructure and construction photography of Rääma Bridge in Pärnu, from steel fabrication and assembly to the completed crossing and its public opening.

Pärnu, Estonia

Pärnu, Estonia

Infrastructure and construction photography

Infrastructure and construction photography

Photography by Arbo Rae

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 photographs follow the steel elements from fabrication and transport to the site through assembly, construction and the completed crossing. Workers and machinery show the work behind the bridge, while closer views record its repeated structural forms.

The series includes architectural views of the finished bridge and the public opening on 21 June 2025, with the crowds, ceremony and evening light.

High aerial view placing the bridge within Pärnu’s river, shoreline vegetation and urban fabric.
Welder in a protective helmet and gloves working on a steel beam.
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.
Five people in hard hats and high-visibility vests stand beside the bridge, casting long shadows across the platform.
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.
A group in dark clothing sits along the bridge above a broad river, seen from behind and in profile.
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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