Strömsund Bridge
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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 largest cable-stayed bridge
of the world at that time, constructed by Franz Dischinger
, from Germany and a pioneer in construction of cable-stayed bridges.
European route E45
The European route E 45 goes between Sweden and Italy, through Denmark, Germany and Austria. With a length of about , it is the longest north-south European route...
over Ströms vattudal
Ströms vattudal
Ströms vattudal is an extensive water system in the northern parts of Jämtland in Sweden. The water system stretches from Kvarnbergsvattnet in the north, close to Gäddede on the border to Norway, to Russfjärden in Strömsund in the south where it flows into Faxälven near Ulriksfors....
, in Strömsund
Strömsund
Strömsund is a locality and the seat of Strömsund Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,516 inhabitants in 2005.-Tourism:Strömsund is famous for being pictured in famous Swedish movie Dunderklumpen....
, Jämtland
Jämtland
Jämtland or Jamtland is a historical province or landskap in the center of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders to Härjedalen and Medelpad in the south, Ångermanland in the east, Lapland in the north and Trøndelag and Norway in the west...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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The bridge is 332 m long, with a 182 m long span. It was opened in 1956, and it was the largest cable-stayed bridge
Cable-stayed bridge
A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that consists of one or more columns , with cables supporting the bridge deck....
of the world at that time, constructed by Franz Dischinger
Franz Dischinger
Franz Dischinger was a pioneering German civil and structural engineer, responsible for the development of the modern cable-stayed bridge...
, from Germany and a pioneer in construction of cable-stayed bridges.