Älvsborg Bridge
The Älvsborg Bridge is a suspension bridge over Göta älv in Gothenburg, Sweden, connecting the island of Hisingen with the mainland. It was designed by Sven Olof Asplund, and inaugurated on 8 November 1966 by Swedish communication minister Olof Palme.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Claes Krantz, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Also known as: “AElvsborg Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Röda Sten Konsthall and Old Älvsborg.
Röda Sten Konsthall
Arts center
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Röda Sten Konsthall is a contemporary art center located in the district of Majorna under Älvsborg Bridge in Gothenburg, Sweden. Konsthall roughly translates to "Art Gallery" however the organization is much more similar to a German Kunsthalle. Röda Sten Konsthall is situated 170 metres south of Älvsborg Bridge.
Old Älvsborg
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Älvsborg, now generally known as Old Älvsborg or Älvsborg Castle to distinguish it from the later New Älvsborg and Älvsborg Fortress, was a medieval castle situated on the rocky outcrop known as Klippan, on the south bank of the Göta Älv river within the urban area of the modern city of Gothenburg. Old Älvsborg is situated 330 metres east of Älvsborg Bridge.
Röda sten
Work of art
Röda sten is a work of art, which is situated 290 metres southwest of Älvsborg Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nya Varvet and Eriksberg.
Eriksberg
Suburb
Photo: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eriksberg is an area on Hisingen in Gothenburg where Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads AB had their shipyard until bankruptcy in 1979. For over a century the area was dominated by shipbuilding but a crisis in the 1970s destroyed the industry.
Älvsborg Bridge
- Categories: suspension bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: Gothenburg, Domkyrkoförs. i Göteborg, Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.6907° or 57° 41′ 27″ northLongitude
11.90187° or 11° 54′ 7″ eastElevation
45 metres (148 feet)Open location code
9F9HMWR2+7POpenStreetMap ID
way 387711139OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Älvsborg Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “艾尔夫堡大桥”
- Chinese: “艾爾夫堡大橋”
- Chinese: “阿夫斯堡大橋”
- Danish: “Älvsborgsbron”
- Dutch: “Alvsborgbrug”
- Dutch: “Älvsborgbrug”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى الفسبورج”
- Finnish: “Älvsborgin silta”
- French: “pont d’Älvsborg”
- French: “Pont d’Älvsborg”
- German: “Älvsborgsbron”
- Italian: “ponte di Älvsborg”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Älvsborgsbron”
- Norwegian: “Älvsborgsbron”
- Polish: “Most Älvsborg”
- Portuguese: “Älvsborgsbron”
- Portuguese: “Ponte de Alvsburgo”
- Russian: “Эльвсборгсбрун”
- Russian: “Эльвсборгский мост”
- Swedish: “Älvsborgsbron”
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Explore places such as Färjenäs and Silverkällan.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Restaurang Röda Sten and Göteborgs Auktionsverk.
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