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12 Castrèn’s trestle bridge, late 1940s.
Photo: Totto
The bridges crossing River Kemijoki were destroyed in the Second World War. A temporary
trestle bridge was constructed every spring between 1946 and 1951 after the ice had broken at the
site of the current Jätkänkynttilä Bridge. For a few winters, the Kemijärvi trains crossed the river
on rails that were installed on the ice. A ferry boat also crossed the rivers Kemijoki and Ounasjoki.
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