Fredriksdalsbron 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. Serving the
light rail line
Tvärbanan
Tvärbanan is a light-rail line in Stockholm, Sweden. Its name literally translates to ''The transverse line'', as it operates crosswise to the otherwise radial metro and commuter rail lines of Stockholm. It links together several transit ...
, it stretches north from the station west of the
Gullmarsplan metro station, immediately makes a sharp eastward turn to plunge under two other bridges,
Skanstullsbron
Skanstullsbron (Swedish: "The Fortlet Tollgate Bridge") is a bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. Overpassing the older bridge Skansbron, it connects the major island Södermalm to the southern district Johanneshov.
The first proposal for an e ...
and
Johanneshovsbron
Johanneshovsbron (Swedish: "The Johanneshov Bridge") is a 756 metres long and 17,9 metres wide road bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. Overpassing two older bridges, Skansbron and Skanstullsbron, and one newer bridge, Fredriksdalsbron, it co ...
, to continue eastward over a
viaduct leading down to the station
Mårtensdal
Martinlaakso ( sv, Mårtensdal) is a district in Vantaa, Finland. Located in the Myyrmäki major region, it is the second most populous district in all of Vantaa, after Myyrmäki itself. In 2014, Martinlaakso had a population of 11,811, narrowly b ...
in the newly built suburb
Hammarby sjöstad
Hammarby Sjöstad is a part of the inner city of Stockholm, currently undergoing major urban redevelopment. It is located on both sides of lake Hammarby Sjö, bordering Nacka Municipality to the east. The area is part of the districts Söderma ...
. During the planning process the project name "Kvarnbron" (''Mill Bridge'') was used.
The bridge was built by
Nordic Construction Company
NCC AB is a Swedish construction company, the second largest in the Nordic region with annual revenues (2020) of 53,9 billion SEK and about 14 500 employees.
NCC develops and builds residential and commercial properties, industrial facilitie ...
(NCC) in 2000–2002 as the first part of an extension of the light rail. 379 metres in length, it rests on 15 pillars of which 2 are anchored into the bedrock while the others are steel point-bearing piles. The bridge deck is formed as a non-tensioned
reinforced concrete tray rounded underneath.
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) Abutments and revetments are dressed in
slate. The maximum span is 30 metres, and the width varies from 9.4 to 11.4 metres. The longest pillar is slightly more than 20 metres, resting on a foundation mainly composed by poles up to 35 metres in length.
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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Skansbron
Skansbron (Swedish: "The Fortlet Bridge") is a bascule bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching over the canal Hammarbykanalen, it connects the major island Södermalm to the southern mainland district Södra Hammarbyhamnen.
Before the l ...
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Gröndalsbron
Gröndalsbron ( sv, The Gröndal bridge) are two bridges in central Stockholm, Sweden, connecting the island Stora Essingen to the southern mainland district Gröndal.
The older bridge, inaugurated in 1967, forms a 460-metre section of the Essi ...
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Alviksbron
Alviksbron ( Swedish for ''The Alvik Bridge'') is a box girder bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching over Oxhålssundet, it connects Stora Essingen island to the western suburb Bromma. Built 1996-1998 by the Nordic Construction Company ...
References
Bridges in Stockholm
Bridges completed in 2002
2002 establishments in Sweden
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