Historic building
Kuressaare suursild
A bridge over the Põduste river in Kuressaare is first mentioned in 1650, and around 1820 the wooden one was replaced by the stone bridge now called Suursild, the Great Bridge. Built of broken dolomite, it is 105 metres long and nearly seven wide, and water once flowed through twelve arches. A bomb shattered its Kihelkonna end in the Second World War, and when it was repaired in 1948–1949 five arches were bricked up. Restoration started in 1990, when workers even found aircraft bombs inside the bridge, then stalled in 2001; it was finally restored and lit up at night in 2023.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kuressaares Põduste jõge ületavat silda on esimest korda mainitud 1650. aastal ning umbes 1820. aastal asendati puusild kivisillaga, mida tuntakse Suursillana. Murtud dolomiidist sild on 105 meetrit pikk ja ligi seitse meetrit lai ning algselt voolas vesi läbi 12 kaarava. Teises maailmasõjas purustas pommitabamus silla Kihelkonna-poolse otsa ja 1948–1949 taastamisel laoti viis kaarava kinni. 1990. aastal alustati restaureerimist – silla seest leiti isegi lennukipomme –, kuid 2001. aastal jäi töö pooleli; lõpuks restaureeriti sild 2023. aastal ja sai öövalgustuse.