Construction of Almö Bridge 1958-08-27 003

Författare/Upphovsman:

Anders Hedvall / Bohusläns museum

Kreditera:

http://digitaltmuseum.se/011014336849

Kort länk:

https://sewiki.info/b/49342

Källa:

Wikimedia Commons

Upplösning:

1199 x 721 Pixel (166381 Bytes)

Beskrivning:

The Almö Bridge, under construction in August 1958. It was inaugurated June 15th, 1960. The bridge connected the island of Tjörn (Sweden's 7th largest island) to the mainland. The bridge collapsed January 18th 1980, when the bulk carrier MS Star Clipper struck the bridge arch. Eight people died that night as they drove over the edge until the road on the Tjörn side was closed 40 minutes after the accident. A new cable-stayed bridge, Tjörn Bridge, was built and inaugurated in 1981.

Licens:

Public domain