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ﾃ僕and Bridge
The ﾃ僕and Bridge ( Swedish: ''ﾃ僕andsbron'') is a road bridge in Sweden that spans the Kalmar Strait, between Jutnabben in Kalmar on the mainland and Mﾃｶllstorp in Algutsrum parish near Fﾃ､rjestaden on ﾃ僕and in the Baltic Sea. It is a long beam bridge with a clear bridge width of . Maximum height , minimum height . The bridge is built of reinforced concrete in 155 spans, including the high bridge section in 6 spans of , and has a characteristic hump at its western end which was created to provide a vertical clearance of for shipping. The ﾃ僕and Bridge is one of the longest in all of Europe (the longest one until completion of Vasco da Gama Bridge in 1998) and currently Sweden's longest bridge, if one only compares the bridge sections that are on Swedish territory (the ﾃ睦esund Bridge, which is longer, is partly built on Danish territory). A little to the south of the western end of the bridge a small wooden pedestrian and bicycle bridge, around in length and connecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fﾃ､rjestaden
Fﾃ､rjestaden is a locality situated in Mﾃｶrbylﾃ･nga Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 5,018 inhabitants in 2010. It is located in the southern part of the island of ﾃ僕and ﾃ僕and (, ; ; sometimes written ''Oland'' internationally) is the second-largest Swedish island and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. ﾃ僕and has an area of and is located in the Baltic Sea just off the coast of Smﾃ･land. ..., on the Kalmar Strait side, south of Borgholm. Fﾃ､rjestaden, literally ''The Ferry Town'', is named after the ferries that used to be the only connection to the mainland. Nowadays the car-bridge ﾃ僕andsbron connects the mainland with the island, and Fﾃ､rjestaden has had an impressive population increase, making it several times bigger than the town Mﾃｶrbylﾃ･nga. In the city center of Fﾃ､rjestaden there is a shopping mall with, among other things, a pharmacy, grocery store and local library. FBC Kalmarsund is based in the town. References Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |