Hämeensilta stone bridge lies halfway along main street, right in the middle of the city.
There have been large bridges in this place even before Hämeensilta: a wooden bridge was built here in 1848 and a steel framework one in 1884.
However, when traffic increased, a competition was launched in 1924 to design a bridge to replace the old one.
The winning proposal was built so that it could be inaugurated for the 150th anniversary of the city of Tampere in October 1929.