Management of Historic Bridges in Finland

With its predecessors, the Finnish Road Administration, the body responsible for Finland's highway network under the Ministry of Transport and Communications, has been the largest organization responsible for the construction and maintenance of roads in Finland Their history is part of Finland's cultural heritage and national wealth. To maintain this heritage, Finnish Road Administration launched its road museum in 1980. In 1998, the museum became a heritage organization and the collection management was outsourced, with the exception of the administration and maintenance of museum roads and bridges. Today, the main partner of the Finnish Road Administration is the national automobile and road museum Mobilia, which provides the majority of the maintenance, exhibition and research services for Road Administration's collections. Currently, the sites of historic value include 37 bridges and 22 roads, which were nominated in 1982-1998. The maintenance of museum bridges is carried out in conjunction with regular highway maintenance while adhering to their museological objectives. This article concerns the management of the historic collection and the development of management from the point of view of museum bridges.

• Corporate Authors:

  World Road Association (PIARC)

  La Grande Arche, Paroi Nord, Niveau 5
  F-92055 La Defense Cedex,   France 
• Authors:
  • Lamsa, P J
  • Liimatainen, K
• Conference:
  • Choice for Sustainable Development. Pre-Proceedings of the 23rd PIARRC World Road Congress
  • Location: Paris , France
  • Date: 2007-9-17 to 2007-9-21
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Photos; References;
• Pagination: 9p
• Monograph Title: The Choice for Sustainable Development. Pre-Proceedings of the 23rd PIARC World Road Congress

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridge management systems; Bridges; Cultural resources; Historic bridges; Historic preservation; Historic sites; History
• Geographic Terms: Finland
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; History; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01080940
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 26 2007 9:54AM