Tranebergsbron

Stretching over the strait Tranebergssund it connects the major island Kungsholmen with the western suburb Bromma.

Part of the ambition of King Gustav III (1746–1792) to construct a road from the city to the palace at Drottningholm Palace, the first bridge at this location was a floating bridge finished in 1787, defrayed by the funds granted the king as christening gift when he was named crown prince in 1779.

[1] The growth of the western suburbs continued to prosper however, and soon after a decision in the City Council in 1931 work begun on a double concrete arch bridge – for a year the largest in the world – some 100 metres north of the existent bridge.

A vertical clearance of 26 metres was chosen because of a planned sea port north of the bridge.

By the end of the 20th century, the roadway was in such bad state the bridge had to be shut off for heavy vehicles during a long period.