Älvsnabben (ferry Line)
Älvsnabben is a ferry line trafficking on the river Göta älv in Gothenburg, Sweden since the 1990s. Älvsnabben is operated by Styrsöbolaget on a commission from Västtrafik,Älvtrafiken
''Styrsöbolaget''. Accessed on 21 June 2015. and has the time table number 285.

History

Älvsnabben started traffic on 2 May 1990 with the ships ''Älvsnabben 1'' and ''Älvsnabben 2'', with a capacity of 54 passengers each. On parts of their route from to Eriksberg, the end stop at the time, the maximum speed allowed for the ships was 18 knots. In 1991 the route was extended to
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Götaälvbron
Götaälvbron (Göta älv Bridge) was a bascule bridge A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- or ... in central Gothenburg, Sweden, carrying normal road vehicles and Gothenburg tram network, trams. The bridge was constructed in 1937 to 1939 and in 1966 it was widened. It was closed for decommissioning in June 2021. Constructed of steel beam, the bridge had a total length of and width of . The mid span had a free height of . Geography The bridge connected the island of Hisingen with the main land of Gothenburg between Nils Ericssongatan and Hjalmar Brantningsgatan on Hisingen. The bridge crossed the river just east of Lilla Bommen on the mainland side and just east of Freeport on the Hisingen side. History As far back as the 1870s, there were discussions about a high brid ...
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Passenger Ferries Göteborg
A passenger (also abbreviated as pax) is a person who travels in a vehicle, but does not bear any responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination or otherwise operate the vehicle, and is not a steward. The vehicles may be bicycles, buses, passenger trains, airliners, ships, ferryboats, and other methods of transportation. Crew members (if any), as well as the driver or pilot of the vehicle, are usually not considered to be passengers. For example, a flight attendant on an airline would not be considered a passenger while on duty and the same with those working in the kitchen or restaurant on board a ship as well as cleaning staff, but an employee riding in a company car being driven by another person would be considered a passenger, even if the car was being driven on company business. Railways In railway parlance, passenger, as well as being the end user of a service, is also a categorisation of the type of rolling stock used.Simmon ...
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Klippan (Gothenburg)
Klippan may refer to: *Klippan, Scania, a town within the Klippan Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden, *Klippan Municipality, a municipality in Skåne County, Sweden *Klippan (Gothenburg), a district of Gothenburg, Sweden *Klippan (sofa) Klippan (stylised as KLIPPAN, Swedish: the cliff) is a model of sofa manufactured and sold by IKEA. IKEA's nomenclature conventions name upholstered furniture after places in Sweden. The Klippan sofa is named after Klippan Municipality in Souther ...

Göta älv
The Göta älv (; "River of (the) Geats") is a river that drains lake Vänern into the Kattegat, at the city of Gothenburg, on the western coast of Sweden. It was formed at the end of the last glaciation, as an outflow channel from the Baltic Ice Lake to the Atlantic Ocean and nowadays it has the largest drainage basin in Scandinavia. The Göta älv is located in Götaland, with the river itself being a site of early Geatish settlement. Its length is . The Bohus Fortress is located by the river at Kungälv. There the river splits into two, with the northern part being the Nordre älv and the southern part keeping the name Göta älv; the two arms of the river enclose the island of Hisingen. At Trollhättan there is a dam, canal locks and a hydropower station in the river. The locks make the river navigable, even for large cargo vessels ( long). The artificial parts are called Trollhätte Canal. The river and the canal is part of a mostly inland waterway, Göta Canal, which spa ...
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Eriksberg, Gothenburg
Eriksberg is an area on Hisingen in Gothenburg where Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads AB had their shipyard until bankruptcy in 1979. For over a century the area was dominated by shipbuilding but a crisis in the 1970s destroyed the industry. Since the collapse of the shipyards, the area has been rebuilt into a modern neighbourhood. The former machinery buildings have been renovated into a hotel with conference facilities. An 84-metre high gantry crane – the Eriksberg crane – stands as a remnant of the area's shipbuilding past. A large grass area, now used for apartment buildings, was used for concerts from 1987 to 1990 (when Ullevi was closed for such concerts). Michael Jackson performed in front of 106,000 people for 2 sold-out shows during his Bad World Tour in June 1988. U2 and David Bowie performed in 1987, and the Rolling Stones and Madonna in 1990. In 2014, the progressive metal band Evergrey from Gothenburg filmed a music video for the song "King Of Errors" from thei ...
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Lilla Bommen
Lilla Bommen is a part of Gothenburg harbor used for visiting boats and also the name given to the land surrounding the harbor. The eponymous building along with The Göteborg Opera house and the barque Viking are all located at Lilla Bommen. Etymology The names ''Lilla Bommen'' ("The Small Boom") and ''Stora Bommen'' ("The Large Boom"), which is slightly further to the west along the Göta älv, come from the booms that previously blocked the way for boats going in and out of the Gothenburg canals and where a government tax was collected. The harbor was located between two bastions: the ''Gustavus Primus'' at the present-day opera house, and the ''S:tus Ericus'' west of the Lilla Bommen high-rise. History Completed in 1860, with a quay and deep, Lilla Bommen soon became the main port in Gothenburg for canal boats, and domestic shipping. It was the starting point for cargo and passenger ships going up the Göta älv, through the Göta Canal, then across lakes Vänern and ...
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