Skeppsholmsbron

Skeppsholmsbron (Swedish: "The Skeppsholm Bridge") is in central Stockholm, Sweden, connecting Blasieholmen to Skeppsholmen.

The bridge, 165 metres long and 9.5 metres wide, consists of a 5.5 metre wide roadway flanked by 2 metre pathways, and is divided into 5 compartments.cite book
last = Dufwa | first = Arne
title = Stockholms tekniska historia: Trafik, broar, tunnelbanor, gator
year = 1985
publisher = Stockholms gatukontor and Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning
location = Uppsala | id = ISBN 91-37-08725-1
pages = 191-192 | chapter = Broar och viadukter: Skeppsholmbron] It was the first forging iron bridge to be constructed in Sweden, manufactured by Motala Verkstad in 1861.cite book
title = Stockholms gatunamn
edition = 2nd ed. | year = 1992
publisher = Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning
location = Stockholm | id = ISBN 91-7031-042-4
pages = 199 | chapter = Skeppsholmen]

The first bridge to connect Skeppsholmen to the rest of the city, was a wooden bridge on poles, simply called "Holmbron" ("The Islet Bridge") and provided with a drawbridge, constructed by the admiralty in 1638-1640 when the camp of the Swedish Navy was relocated from Blasieholmen to Skeppsholmen. In 1822 the bridge was severally damaged in a fire, and subsequently replaced by a temporary pontoon bridge. Funded directly and still owned by the state, the present steel bridge was finally inaugurated in 1861.

In 1935 the bridge together with other building and structures on Skeppsholmen and Kastellholmen, were classified as historical landmarks, thus prohibiting replacing the bridge or altering its exterior, a decision nevertheless reassessed in the 1990s. [Swedish language Wikipedia : [http://sv.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Skeppsholmsbron&oldid=2942149 Skeppsholmsbron] , January 8, 2007]

References

See also

* List of bridges in Stockholm
* Kastellholmsbron
* Strömbron

External links

* [http://www.abc.se/~m10354/mas/981skepp.htm Marinarkeologisk Tidskrift, "Under Skeppsholmsbron". 1-98]
* [http://www.stockholmskallan.se/index.php?sokning=1&action=sok&fritext=Skeppsholmsbron Stockholmskällan] - historical images of Skeppsholmsbron.