Pålsundsbron
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thumb|400px|Pålsundsbron in February 2007. Pålsundsbron (Swedish: "The Pole Sound/Strait Bridge") is a bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching over the small water course Pålsundet, the bridge connects the major island Södermalm to the minor island Långholmen.
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- Instance of
- road bridge
- Country
- Sweden
- Located in
- Stockholm
- Material used
- steel
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- Palsundsbron 2008.JPG
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- inception
- 1947-01-01
- terminus location
- Södermalm
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- Pålsundsbron
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thumb|400px|Pålsundsbron in February 2007. Pålsundsbron (Swedish: "The Pole Sound/Strait Bridge") is a bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching over the small water course Pålsundet, the bridge connects the major island Södermalm to the minor island Långholmen.
The name Pålsundet, on old maps called Påhl Sundet, or Pålsund, refers to the poles blocking the canal from ships trying to reach central Stockholm without paying the required duty. Also, an iron chain served the same purpose of forcing the ships pay a visit to the custom house (Winter Tullen) demolished during the 1930s. The bridge was known as Mälarvarvsbron ("The Mälaren Shipyard Bridge") or more locally Varvsbron until 1948 when it received its present name.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pålsundsbron” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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