
Johanneshovsbron (
Swedish: "The Johanneshov Bridge") is a 756 metres long and 17,9 metres wide road
bridge
A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, whi ...
in central
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
,
Sweden
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. Overpassing two older bridges,
Skansbron and
Skanstullsbron, and one newer bridge,
Fredriksdalsbron, it connects
Södermalm
Södermalm, often shortened to just Söder, is the southern district of Stockholm City Centre.
Overview
The Södermalm district covers the island of the same name (formerly called ''Åsön''), which, however, is not fully separated from th ...
and the tunnel passing under it, Söderledstunneln, to
Johanneshov
Johanneshov () is a district in Stockholm located at the intersection of national road 73 and national road 75 in the borough of Enskede-Årsta-Vantör, southern Stockholm, Sweden.
The icehockey arena Hovet is located in Johanneshov, its c ...
, the district immediately south of the historical city centre, and
national road 73, leading out of the city.
Brought about by the construction of the tunnel, Johanneshovsbron forms part of one of the major roads passing through the central city, extending north over
Centralbron. Running south form the mouth of Söderledstunneln to the west of
Skanstull, the bridge runs uphill and somewhat in parallel to Skanstullsbron for some 500 metres before it turns east to pass over its neighbour, between which ramps it finally extends into road 37 underneath the roundabout at Johanneshov.
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The bridge is made of
prestressed concrete
Prestressed concrete is a form of concrete used in construction. It is substantially prestressed (Compression (physics), compressed) during production, in a manner that strengthens it against tensile forces which will exist when in service. Post-t ...
, has an average span of 51 metres (max 55,7 metres), and was inaugurated on 9 October 1984.
References
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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 transport, rail and motorwa ...
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Skansbron
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Skanstullsbron
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Fredriksdalsbron
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Tvärbanan
Tvärbanan () is a light-rail, light rail line in Stockholm, Sweden, which runs largely in a semicircle south, west and north around central Stockholm - crosswise to the otherwise radial Stockholm Metro, metro and Stockholm commuter rail, commut ...
Bridges in Stockholm
Bridges completed in 1984
1984 establishments in Sweden
1980s establishments in Stockholm
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