General Information
| Other name(s): | Askeröfjord Bridge |
|---|---|
| Completion: | 1982 |
| Duration of works: | 17 months |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Secondary structure(s): |
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Location
| Location: |
Stenungsund, Västra Götalands län, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Replaces: |
Almö Bridge (1960)
|
| Coordinates: | 58° 3' 34.04" N 11° 46' 50.95" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 386 m | |
| total length | 667 m | |
| deck | deck depth | 3.00 m |
| deck width | 15 m | |
| pylon | pylon height | 106.00 m |
Materials
| deck of main span |
steel
|
|---|---|
| pylons |
reinforced concrete
|
| deck of approach viaducts |
concrete
|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
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 664 m (2,178 ft), the span width is 366 m (1,201 ft), and the height above the water is 45.7 m (150 ft).
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 MS Star Clipper collided with its span at 1:30 AM on 18 January 1980 in fog and darkness. Eight people died in seven vehicles that plunged into the sea before the bridge was closed.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Tjörn Bridge" and modified on April 20, 2020 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1983): Aerodynamische Untersuchungen an der neuen Tjörnbrücke. In: Stahlbau, v. 52, n. 5 (May 1983), pp. 129-135.
- (1982): New Tjörn Bridge across the Askeröfjord (Sweden). In: IABSE Structures, v. 6 ( 1982).
- (2016): Replacement of Corroded Cable Stays on Tjörn Bridge. Presented at: IABSE Congress: Challenges in Design and Construction of an Innovative and Sustainable Built Environment, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-23 September 2016, pp. 1748-1755.
- (2013): The role of organizational objects in construction projects: the case of the collapse and restoration of the Tjörn Bridge. In: Construction Management and Economics, v. 31, n. 12 (December 2013), pp. 1172-1185.
- (1986): Schrägseilbrücken. Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH, Berlin (Germany), pp. 37.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20004879 - Published on:
08/09/2002 - Last updated on:
06/11/2016
