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Regeringsgatans bro (''The bridge of Regeringsgatan'') or more correctly Regeringsgatans viadukt över Kungsgatan (''Bridge of Regeringsgatan over Kungsgatan'') is a
bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...
in central Stockholm, Sweden, taking the street Regeringsgatan over Kungsgatan. It was inaugurated in 1910.


Description

The bridge is a combined arch and beam bridge made of three reinforced concrete beams vaulted underneath and resting on two supports. Its vertical sides dressed in
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, the bridge is 11.1 metres wide with a 6.7 metres wide roadway. In contrast to the parallel bridge
Malmskillnadsbron Malmskillnadsbron (''The Malmskillnad Bridge'') is an arch bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. It takes the street Malmskillnadsgatan over Kungsgatan flanked on its east side by two Art Deco towers called Kungstornen. For an explanation of ''M ...
, the Bridge of Regeringsgatan is using three arches to cross Kungsgatan; the central span, 14.5 metres in length, passes over the roadway below; while the two spans on it sides, 5.5 metres in length, passes over the pavements of Kungsgatan. The unwieldy intermediate supports makes effective usage of the street width below impossible, and substituting the present construction have therefore been suggested.


Notes

* In Swedish the word ''viadukt'' has a slightly different meaning from viaduct in English, and can thus signify basically any bridge stretching over land, typically a street or a railway, and itself typically part of a railway or motorway, regardless of the number of spans. Thus, in Swedish the Bridge of Regeringsgatan is therefore officially called a ''viadukt'' but name is here translated using the English word "bridge" instead.


See also

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List of bridges in Stockholm This is a list of some of the most notable bridges and viaducts in Stockholm, starting with those located closest to the city centre. Many more bridges and viaducts could, of course, be added, including those on the rail and motorway networks, and ...
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Malmskillnadsbron Malmskillnadsbron (''The Malmskillnad Bridge'') is an arch bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. It takes the street Malmskillnadsgatan over Kungsgatan flanked on its east side by two Art Deco towers called Kungstornen. For an explanation of ''M ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Regeringsgatan Bridges in Stockholm Bridges completed in 1910 Beam bridges Arch bridges 1910 establishments in Sweden