Kungsbron (

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: "King's Bridge") is a double

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. Stretching over

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, it connects

Norrmalm Norrmalm is a city district in Stockholm, Sweden. History Norrmalm is part of the larger borough of Norrmalm (''Norrmalms stadsdelsområde''). The southern part of the district, Lower Norrmalm (''Nedre Norrmalm''), also known as City, cons ...

Kungsholmen Kungsholmen is an island in Lake Mälaren in Sweden, part of central Stockholm, Sweden. It is situated north of Riddarfjärden and considered part of the historical province Uppland. Its area is with a perimeter of . The highest point is at ...

History

In 1881, an old wooden bridge spanning

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("Lake Klara") was replaced by a 10,7 metres wide steel

swing bridge A swing bridge (or swing span bridge) is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its center of gravity, about which the swing span (turning span) can then pi ...

, hand-driven until electricity in 1906 made operation of the bridge three times faster. A steel two- hinged

arch bridge An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side. A viaduct ...

with a single span of 42 metres was added in 1907 stretching over the older bridge. This second bridge was repaired in 1930-1933 and 1952–1953. The swing bridge was replaced in 1944 by two one-way concrete arch bridges, each 14 metres wide with a maximum span of 68 metres. The bridge(s) forms the continuation of Kungsgatan ("The King Street"), which was given its name in 1881, most likely chosen because it crosses

Drottninggatan Drottninggatan (''Queen Street'') in Stockholm, Sweden, is a major pedestrian street. It stretches north from the bridge Riksbron at Norrström, in the district of Norrmalm, to Observatorielunden in the district of Vasastaden. Composition Formin ...

("The Queen Street").

Gallery

Image:Kungsbron 070615 E.JPG, Northern bridge viewed from the southern. Image:Kungsbron_070615_B.JPG, A pillar supporting the circular pedestrian bridge. Image:Kungsbron_070615_D.JPG, Concrete structures on the eastern side.

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External links

faktabanken.nu - Virtual walk over Kungsbron
Bridges in Stockholm {{Sweden-bridge-struct-stub

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