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Encyclopedia > Ekelundsbron

Ekelundsbron (Swedish: "The Ekelund Bridge") is a bridge in Stockholm, Sweden, connecting Stadshagen on Kungsholmen to Solna. A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine. ... Nickname: Location of Stockholm in northern Europe Coordinates: Country Sweden Municipality Stockholm Municipality County Stockholm Province Södermanland and Uppland Charter 13th Century Population (April 2007)  - City 782,885  - Density 4,160/km² (10,774. ... Stadshagen is a district in Stockholm on the north west part of Kungsholmen. ... The Karlbergskanalen in winter Kungsholmen is an island in Lake Mälaren in Sweden, part of Stockholm City. ... Solna (population 57,994, 2004) is a Municipality in Stockholm County, in central Sweden, located north of Stockholms city centre. ...


The bridge is named after the crofter's holding once found nearby called Ekelund or Eklundstorpet (ek = "oak", lund = "grove", torp = "cottage"), which also gave its name to the shanty town found here around 1880. The bridge was earlier called Karlbergsbron.[1] In Scotland a croft is a small parcel of agricultural land that is occupied and farmed by a crofter who pays rent to the landlord who owns the land. ... Shanty town in Manila, Philippines. ...


Historically, the bridge was a simple wooden bridge crossing a clogged canal. When the canal was rebuilt in 1864 a 34,5 metres long and 5,5 metres wide steel swing bridge replaced the old bridge. A 12 metres wide concrete bridge resting on concrete arches built in 1956 proved insufficient by 1969 and was thus replaced by a 24 metres wide bridge. [2] A swing bridge is a bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring at or near to its center, about which it can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration below. ... It has been suggested that Voussoir, Keystone (architecture) be merged into this article or section. ...


References

  1. ^ (1992) "Stadshagen", Stockholms gatunamn, 2nd ed., Stockholm: Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning, 200. ISBN 91-7031-042-4. 
  2. ^ Dufwa, Arne (1985). "Broar och viadukter: Ekelundsbron", Stockholms tekniska historia: Trafik, broar, tunnelbanor, gator. Uppsala: Stockholms gatukontor and Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning, 196. ISBN 91-37-08725-1. 

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