Kungsbron
Sign in to savethumb|240px|Kungsbron viewed from Norrmalm. thumb|240px|A boat passing through Lake Klara. Kungsbron (Swedish: "King's Bridge") is a double bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching over Klara Sjö, it connects Norrmalm to Kungsholmen.
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thumb|240px|Kungsbron viewed from Norrmalm. thumb|240px|A boat passing through Lake Klara. Kungsbron (Swedish: "King's Bridge") is a double bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching over Klara Sjö, it connects Norrmalm to Kungsholmen.
== History == In 1881, an old wooden bridge spanning Klara sjö ("Lake Klara") was replaced by a 10,7 metres wide steel swing bridge, hand-driven until electricity in 1906 made operation of the bridge three times faster.
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