Sankt Eriksbron

It was given to the street passing over the bridge, Sankt Eriksgatan, in 1885 when patriotic and historical names were regarded as appropriate for most structures.

[1] In the 1880s Stockholm was expanding rapidly and the two small bridges connecting Kungsholmen and Norrmalm, 2.5 km apart, were considered insufficient.

[1] In 1900, the city council decided upon an 18-m wide and 227-m long steel bridge with a navigable clearance of 15.2 m, and the foundation work was started in 1903.

The old foundations were reinforced while the old steel construction was replaced by plate girders carrying a 24-m wide concrete floor.

Under the roadway space was reserved for a future metro, later installed after World War II.