Götaälvbron
Sign in to saveGötaälvbron () was a bascule bridge in central Gothenburg, Sweden, carrying normal road vehicles and trams. The bridge was constructed in 1937 to 1939 and in 1966 it was widened. It was closed for decommissioning in June 2021. Constructed of steel beam, the bridge had a total length of and width of . The mid span had a free height of .
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- Instance of
- road bridge
- Country
- Sweden
- Located in
- Gothenburg Municipality
- Image
- 00 3160 Götaälvbron - Sweden.jpg
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- date of official closure
- 2021-05-09
- inception
- 1939-01-01
- next crossing upstream
- Tingstadstunneln
- next crossing downstream
- Älvsborg Bridge
- crosses
- Göta älv
- date of official opening
- 1939-11-26
- Commons category
- Götaälvbron
- replaced by
- Hisingsbron
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Götaälvbron () was a bascule bridge in central Gothenburg, Sweden, carrying normal road vehicles and trams. The bridge was constructed in 1937 to 1939 and in 1966 it was widened. It was closed for decommissioning in June 2021. Constructed of steel beam, the bridge had a total length of and width of . The mid span had a free height of .
== Geography == The bridge connected the island of Hisingen with the main land of Gothenburg between Nils Ericssongatan and Hjalmar Brantningsgatan on Hisingen. The bridge crossed the river just east of Lilla Bommen on the mainland side and just east of Freeport on the Hisingen side.
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