Suspension Bridges of Sweden

This is a list of all 47 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for the country Sweden. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1913: Grängesberg

Grängesberg, Sweden - Skärningen Grängesberg
Bridgemeister ID:8152 (added 2024-02-03)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Grängesberg
Location:Grängesberg, Sweden
Crossing:Skärningen Grängesberg
Coordinates:60.082389 N 14.998528 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Dismantled, 1925
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

Notes:

  • Coordinates indicate approximate location of the bridge over the large mine cut (Skärningen) at Grängesberg. The bridge was dismantled in 1925 so that the cut could be widened. It was reassembled at Vansbro.
  • Moved to Vansbro (Saltviksbro) - Vansbro, Sweden.
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1922: Kyrkälv

Dala-Floda, Gagnef, Dalarna, Sweden - Västerdalälven
Bridgemeister ID:8294 (added 2024-02-08)
Year Completed:1922
Name:Kyrkälv
Also Known As:Kyrkälvbro, Kyrkbron
Location:Dala-Floda, Gagnef, Dalarna, Sweden
Crossing:Västerdalälven
Coordinates:60.507000 N 14.800972 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 122 meters (400.3 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1924: Skutskär

Skutskär, Sweden - Dalälven
Bridgemeister ID:3355 (added 2019-12-15)
Year Completed:1924
Name:Skutskär
Location:Skutskär, Sweden
Crossing:Dalälven
Coordinates:60.611988 N 17.442079 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 107 meters (351 feet) estimated

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1925: (suspension bridge)

Forshaga, Sweden - Klarälven
Bridgemeister ID:5676 (added 2021-02-27)
Year Completed:1925
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Forshaga, Sweden
Crossing:Klarälven
References:AAJ
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 128 meters (420 feet)

1966: Älvsborg

Göteborg, Sweden - Göta älv
Bridgemeister ID:912 (added 2003-10-11)
Year Completed:1966
Name:Älvsborg
Location:Göteborg, Sweden
Crossing:Göta älv
Coordinates:57.690564 N 11.901944 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1987: Carl XVI Gustafs I

Älvkarleby, Sweden - Dalälven
Bridgemeister ID:1009 (added 2003-11-21)
Year Completed:1987
Name:Carl XVI Gustafs I
Location:Älvkarleby, Sweden
Crossing:Dalälven
Coordinates:60.570243 N 17.443392 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:


1987: Carl XVI Gustafs II

Älvkarleby, Sweden - Dalälven
Bridgemeister ID:1010 (added 2003-11-21)
Year Completed:1987
Name:Carl XVI Gustafs II
Location:Älvkarleby, Sweden
Crossing:Dalälven
Coordinates:60.569625 N 17.441710 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:


1991: Notvarpsbron

Baggböle and Klabböle, Sweden
Bridgemeister ID:2488 (added 2008-12-23)
Year Completed:1991
Name:Notvarpsbron
Location:Baggböle and Klabböle, Sweden
Coordinates:63.83603 N 20.12609 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2008)

1996: Laxbron

Byske, Skellefteå vicinity, Sweden - Byske River
Bridgemeister ID:1000 (added 2003-11-16)
Year Completed:1996
Name:Laxbron
Also Known As:Byske
Location:Byske, Skellefteå vicinity, Sweden
Crossing:Byske River
Coordinates:64.948477 N 21.211744 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Svenska Träbroar AB
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2009)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 88.7 meters (291 feet)
Deck width:2 meters

External Links:


1997: Höga Kusten

Veda, Sweden - Ångermanälven River
Bridgemeister ID:496 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1997
Name:Höga Kusten
Also Known As:High Coast
Location:Veda, Sweden
Crossing:Ångermanälven River
Coordinates:62.7984 N 17.93915 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:BC3, BDU
Use:Vehicular
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 1,210 meters (3,969.8 feet)
Side Spans:2
Deck width:17.8 meters

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

2019: Lundabron

Umeå, Sweden - Umeälven
Bridgemeister ID:5682 (added 2021-03-25)
Year Completed:2019
Name:Lundabron
Location:Umeå, Sweden
Crossing:Umeälven
Coordinates:63.826213 N 20.219922 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 179 meters (587.3 feet)

(footbridge)

Abisko vicinity, Abisko National Park, Sweden
Bridgemeister ID:1246 (added 2004-02-16)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Abisko vicinity, Abisko National Park, Sweden
Coordinates:68.28423 N 18.59086 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Narrow metal footbridge. Has link chains for suspenders.

(footbridge)

Apertin, Sweden
Bridgemeister ID:1629 (added 2005-03-11)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Apertin, Sweden
Coordinates:59.51675 N 13.36985 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)

(footbridge)

Bispgarden vicinity, Österede, Sweden - Indalsälven
Bridgemeister ID:5227 (added 2020-10-12)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Bispgarden vicinity, Österede, Sweden
Crossing:Indalsälven
Coordinates:63.032314 N 16.541366 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)

(footbridge)

Keinovuopio, Sweden and Enontekiö, Finland - Peerasuvanto
Bridgemeister ID:7172 (added 2022-06-28)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Keinovuopio, Sweden and Enontekiö, Finland
Crossing:Peerasuvanto
Coordinates:68.882037 N 21.028187 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

External Links:

  • Instagram. Image of the bridge, posted June 2022.

(footbridge)

Långedrag and Äspholmen, Sweden
Bridgemeister ID:1066 (added 2003-12-27)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Långedrag and Äspholmen, Sweden
Coordinates:57.66403 N 11.85266 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

(footbridge)

Mårdseleforsen Nature Reserve, Västerbotten County, Sweden - Vindel River
Bridgemeister ID:2941 (added 2019-09-28)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Mårdseleforsen Nature Reserve, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Crossing:Vindel River
Coordinates:64.681354 N 19.233736 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2016)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Nyköping vicinity and Trosa vicinity, Sweden
Bridgemeister ID:1453 (added 2004-08-08)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Nyköping vicinity and Trosa vicinity, Sweden
At or Near Feature:Stendörren Nature Reserve
Coordinates:58.747283 N 17.377517 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:


(footbridge)

Nyköping vicinity and Trosa vicinity, Sweden
Bridgemeister ID:3362 (added 2019-12-20)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Nyköping vicinity and Trosa vicinity, Sweden
At or Near Feature:Stendörren Nature Reserve
Coordinates:58.743617 N 17.387682 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


(footbridge)

Os vicinity, Sweden - Glomma
Bridgemeister ID:1677 (added 2005-03-25)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Os vicinity, Sweden
Crossing:Glomma
Coordinates:62.484333 N 11.175233 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire

(footbridge)

Renfors, Vindeln, Sweden - Vindel River
Bridgemeister ID:5566 (added 2020-12-19)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Renfors, Vindeln, Sweden
Crossing:Vindel River
Coordinates:64.216371 N 19.705263 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Near (footbridge) - Renfors, Vindeln, Sweden. The two bridges connect to the same small island in the Vindel River (Vindelälven). There may be a third suspension bridge at the northwest corner edge of the island.

(footbridge)

Renfors, Vindeln, Sweden - Vindel River
Bridgemeister ID:5567 (added 2020-12-19)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Renfors, Vindeln, Sweden
Crossing:Vindel River
Coordinates:64.211446 N 19.702051 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Near (footbridge) - Renfors, Vindeln, Sweden. The two bridges connect to the same small island in the Vindel River (Vindelälven). There may be a third suspension bridge at the northwest corner edge of the island.

(footbridge)

Storlien vicinity, Sweden - Enäalven
Bridgemeister ID:1469 (added 2004-08-28)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Storlien vicinity, Sweden
Crossing:Enäalven
Coordinates:63.2319 N 12.159383 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

(footbridge)

Trollhättan, Sweden - Göta Älv River
Bridgemeister ID:1580 (added 2005-01-22)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Trollhättan, Sweden
Crossing:Göta Älv River
Coordinates:58.274483 N 12.267033 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

(footbridge)

Vålådalen, Sweden - Vålån River
Bridgemeister ID:7868 (added 2023-09-17)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Vålådalen, Sweden
Crossing:Vålån River
Coordinates:63.142072 N 12.968548 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Looks like it may be used by snowmobiles.

External Links:

  • Instagram. Image of the bridge, posted July 31, 2022.

(suspension bridge)

Boden, Sweden - Lule River
Bridgemeister ID:3314 (added 2019-11-30)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Boden, Sweden
Crossing:Lule River
Coordinates:65.800772 N 21.667581 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(suspension bridge)

Deje, Sweden - Klarälven
Bridgemeister ID:5681 (added 2021-03-20)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Deje, Sweden
Crossing:Klarälven
Coordinates:59.608140 N 13.467558 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(suspension bridge)

Hagfors, Sweden - Värmullen
Bridgemeister ID:8078 (added 2023-12-24)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Hagfors, Sweden
Crossing:Värmullen
Coordinates:60.044611 N 13.664861 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Closed, c. 2020
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Hybrid cable-stayed suspension bridge. Closed since late 2010s or very early 2020s.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

(suspension bridge)

Hoting, Sweden
Bridgemeister ID:6962 (added 2022-02-19)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Hoting, Sweden
Coordinates:64.101375 N 16.190977 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 149 meters (488.8 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

Kärrbackstrand, Sweden - Klarälven
Bridgemeister ID:8640 (added 2024-06-16)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Kärrbackstrand, Sweden
Crossing:Klarälven
Status:Removed
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

(suspension bridge)

Malung, Dalarna, Sweden - Västerdalälven
Bridgemeister ID:8296 (added 2024-02-08)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Malung, Dalarna, Sweden
Crossing:Västerdalälven
Coordinates:60.674556 N 13.717278 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 114 meters (374 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

Munkfors, Sweden - Klarälven
Bridgemeister ID:5679 (added 2021-03-20)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Munkfors, Sweden
Crossing:Klarälven
Coordinates:59.847506 N 13.543047 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:


(suspension bridge)

Porjus, Sweden - Luleälven
Bridgemeister ID:7854 (added 2023-09-15)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Porjus, Sweden
Crossing:Luleälven
Status:Removed
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Likely a former bridge at or near the location of the current (2020s) suspension bridge at Porjus.
  • See Porjus - Porjus, Sweden.
Postcards, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

(suspension bridge)

Robertsfor, Sweden - Rickleån
Bridgemeister ID:7537 (added 2023-01-15)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Robertsfor, Sweden
Crossing:Rickleån
Coordinates:64.188503 N 20.851389 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

(suspension bridge)

Rosta, Örebro, Sweden - Svartan River
Bridgemeister ID:3341 (added 2019-12-14)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Rosta, Örebro, Sweden
Crossing:Svartan River
Coordinates:59.268525 N 15.190111 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(suspension bridge)

Sälen, Malung-Sälen, Dalarna, Sweden - Görälven
Bridgemeister ID:8295 (added 2024-02-08)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Sälen, Malung-Sälen, Dalarna, Sweden
Crossing:Görälven
Coordinates:61.158500 N 13.260222 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

(suspension bridge)

Ulvsby, Sweden - Klarälven
Bridgemeister ID:5680 (added 2021-03-20)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Ulvsby, Sweden
Crossing:Klarälven
Coordinates:59.658742 N 13.440475 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

Badholmen

Saltsjöbaden, Sweden
Bridgemeister ID:6370 (added 2021-07-27)
Name:Badholmen
Location:Saltsjöbaden, Sweden
Coordinates:59.274544 N 18.311515 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 47 meters (154.2 feet) estimated

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Cementas

Othemars, Slite vicinity, Sweden
Bridgemeister ID:5773 (added 2021-04-08)
Name:Cementas
Location:Othemars, Slite vicinity, Sweden
Coordinates:57.719961 N 18.755321 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Grönalidsbron

Vansbro, Dalarna, Sweden - Västerdalälven
Bridgemeister ID:8297 (added 2024-02-08)
Name:Grönalidsbron
Location:Vansbro, Dalarna, Sweden
Crossing:Västerdalälven
Coordinates:60.507444 N 14.233361 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 104 meters (341.2 feet) estimated

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Hissmofors

Hissmofors, Krokom vicinity, Sweden
Bridgemeister ID:8768 (added 2024-08-16)
Name:Hissmofors
Location:Hissmofors, Krokom vicinity, Sweden
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Porjus

Porjus, Sweden - Luleälven
Bridgemeister ID:7855 (added 2023-09-15)
Name:Porjus
Location:Porjus, Sweden
Crossing:Luleälven
Coordinates:66.957816 N 19.800167 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 80 meters (262.5 feet) estimated

Notes:


Sörbron

Ljusne, Sweden
Bridgemeister ID:7853 (added 2023-09-15)
Name:Sörbron
Location:Ljusne, Sweden
Coordinates:61.206789 N 17.121874 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Spans:2

Notes:

  • The coordinates provided here appear to be one of the locations of this bridge. It was possibly relocated to a nearby location in the 1970s.
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Swing

Dala-Floda, Gagnef, Dalarna, Sweden - Västerdalälven
Bridgemeister ID:8298 (added 2024-02-08)
Name:Swing
Location:Dala-Floda, Gagnef, Dalarna, Sweden
Crossing:Västerdalälven
Coordinates:60.505667 N 14.817861 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 61 meters (200.1 feet) estimated

Notes:


Tängsta

Tängsta and Höven, Sweden
Bridgemeister ID:6369 (added 2021-07-27)
Name:Tängsta
Location:Tängsta and Höven, Sweden
Coordinates:63.348140 N 17.018133 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2011)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Vansbro

Vansbro, Sweden - Vanån
Bridgemeister ID:7536 (added 2023-01-15)
Name:Vansbro
Also Known As:Saltviksbro
Location:Vansbro, Sweden
Crossing:Vanån
Coordinates:60.516661 N 14.226446 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2015)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 115 meters (377.3 feet) estimated

Notes:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Vännäsby

Vännäsby, Vännäs, Sweden - Umeälven
Bridgemeister ID:7848 (added 2023-09-09)
Name:Vännäsby
Location:Vännäsby, Vännäs, Sweden
Crossing:Umeälven
Coordinates:63.914078 N 19.845491 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle


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