Bridge Name: | Tjörn Bridge |
Native Name: | Tjörnbron |
Crosses: | Askerö fjord |
Design: | Cable-stayed Bridge |
Clearance Below: | 45.7 meters |
Builder: | Skånska Cementgjuteriet |
Inaugurated: | 9 November 1981 |
Replaces: | Almö Bridge |
Coordinates: | 58.0597°N 11.785°W |
The Tjörn Bridge (Swedish: Tjörnbron) is a cable-stayed bridge which together with two smaller bridges connects Stenungsund on mainland Sweden with the island Tjörn on the western coast of the country.The length is 664m (2,178feet), the span width is 366m (1,201feet), and the height above the water is 45.7m (149.9feet).
Inaugurated in 1981, the bridge was built in record time after its predecessor, the Almö Bridge, which was inaugurated in June 1960, collapsed after the bulk carrier collided with its span at 1:30 a.m. on 18 January 1980 in fog and darkness. Eight people died in seven vehicles that plunged into the sea before the bridge was closed.