Skanstullsbron

Coordinates: 59 ° 18 ′ 12 ″  N , 18 ° 4 ′ 45 ″  E

Skanstullsbron
The bridge with a subway passing over it
Subjugated	Hammarby Canal
place	Stockholm
construction	Arch bridge
overall length	574 m
Number of openings	16
Longest span	maximum 118 m
height	32 m
start of building	1944
completion	1947
location

In the foreground the Johanneshovsbron, behind the Skanstullsbron

Skanstullsbron is a road and rail bridge in the Swedish capital, Stockholm . It is located south of the Södermalm district and spans the Hammarby Canal .

The bridge is 574 meters long and has a clearance height of 32 meters. This makes it, together with the neighboring Johanneshovsbron, the highest bridge in Stockholm. It spans two more bridges with the Skansbron and the Fredriksdalsbron .

The bridge connects Södermalm and the Götgatan shopping street with the Johanneshov district . Construction of the reinforced concrete bridge began in 1944 and was finished in 1947.

The bridge has two lanes in each direction, a pedestrian crossing on each side and two tracks for the Stockholm subway on the western edge .

Web links

Commons : Skanstullsbron  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Skanstullsbron. structurae.de, accessed on October 14, 2015 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Skanstullsbron. structurae.de, accessed on October 14, 2015 .