Strömsund Bridge

Strömsund Bridge

The Strömsund Bridge is a cable-stayed road bridge, bringing road E45 over Ströms vattudal, in Strömsund, Jämtland, Sweden.

The bridge is 332 m long, with a 182 m long span. It was opened in 1956, and it was the first large cable-stayed bridge in the world, constructed by Franz Dischinger, from Germany and a pioneer in construction of cable-stayed bridges.


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