Lejonströmsbron

Lejonströmsbron
Coordinates 64°44′59″N 20°54′47″E / 64.74972°N 20.91306°E / 64.74972; 20.91306Coordinates: 64°44′59″N 20°54′47″E / 64.74972°N 20.91306°E / 64.74972; 20.91306
Crosses Skellefte River
Locale Skellefteå
Official name Lejonströmsbron
Characteristics
Material Wood
Total length 207 m (679 ft)
Width 5 m (16 ft)
History
Designer Carl Spennare[1]
Construction start 1735 (1735)
Opened 1737 (1737)

Lejonströmsbron is a wooden bridge in Skellefteå, Sweden, crossing Skellefte River between the boroughs Sunnanå and Prästbordet, near the parish church for Skellefteå landsförsamling. The bridge was completed in 1737 and is the oldest wooden bridge in Sweden. With its 207.5 meters Lejonströmsbron was for a long time Sweden's longest wooden bridge, until a 230-meter long wooden bridge was built in Gimonäs in Umeå in 2006.[2][3]

During its first years of operation there was a bridge toll to pass Lejonströmsbron, as follows:

In 1868 a speed limit was introduced over the bridge. If you drove or rode faster than a pedestrian, you could be fined five riksdaler.

Lejonströmsbron was declared a listed building in Sweden in 1994.

The last war battles that took place on Swedish soil, took place in north Sweden under the Finnish War, also known as the 1808–09 war. On May 15, 1809 the Battle of Lejonströmsbron occurred.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stadsvandringar i Skellefteå
  2. ↑ Jonsson, A. (2007) Mellan två brofästen: Lejonströmsbron - en unik byggnad. C-uppsats Historia. 2007:057 Luleå tekniska universitet
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  4. ↑ Skelleftetebygdens lokalhistoriska förening, I Skelleftebygden, nr 1 2009 - Märkesåret 1809 Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine.


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