The Björkborn Bridge () is a wooden

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for pedestrians and bikers crossing Timsälven in

Karlskoga Karlskoga () is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden. It is located within Örebro County, 45 km (28 mi) west of Örebro, and 10 km (6 mi) north of Degerfors. With a 2020 population o ...

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, linking the former residence of

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;

Björkborn Manor Björkborn Manor (, ) is a manor house and the very last residence of Alfred Nobel in Sweden. The manor is located in Karlskoga Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden. The current-standing white-colored manor house was built in the 1810s, but the hi ...

, and the surrounding area, with

. The bridge, was erected following the demolition of the, poorly maintained, former-standing bridge, in 2018. The now-standing bridge was designed in collaboration with three architecture students; Kristoffer Hamrin, Nour Fansa and Mateusz Szpotowicz from the architectural department at

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. The bridge opened on

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in 2022. The governor of

Örebro County Örebro County () is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna, Västmanland, Södermanland and Östergötland. It is frequently culturally divided into the hilly northern region of ...

, Maria Larsson, and the chairman of the municipal board, Tony Ring, attended the

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References

Bridges completed in 2022 Bridges in Sweden Buildings and structures in Örebro County 2022 establishments in Sweden 21st-century establishments in Örebro County Karlskoga Municipality {{Karlskoga-stub