Tjorn Bridge

The Tjorn Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge which together with two smaller bridges connects Stenungsund on mainland Sweden with the island Tjorn on the western coast of the country.

Tjorn Bridge

Design                            Cable-stayed bridge

Total length                    664 metres

Longest span                  366 metres

Clearance below              45 metres

Opening date                  1981

Inaugurated in 1981, the bridge was built in record time after its predecessor, the Almo Bridge, which had been inaugurated in June 1960, collapsed after the Tanker Star Clipper collided with its span at 1:30 AM on 18 January 1980 in fog and darkness. Eight people died in 7 vehicles that plunged into the sea before the bridge could be closed.