The new Slussen bridge officially opened to traffic in Stockholm, capital of Sweden, on October 25. All the steel structures of the bridge were constructed by the Chinese bridge builder China Railway Shanhaiguan Bridge Group Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Railway Hi-Tech Industry Co., Ltd.
The Slussen bridge is located in a famous historical pedestrianized public space arranged around a navigation lock in downtown Stockholm, where the city’s land and water transportation hubs meet. The bridge is rebuilt every 100 years, and this year marks the fifth time. The new bridge is a gigantic structure featuring variable-cross-sectioned steel box girders and integrating bridge and tunnel functions. For this reason, it has high requirements in terms of materials and technology. The bridge, 140 meters long and 45 meters wide, with the largest span of 58 meters in the middle, has three lanes and a designed life of 120 years. The steel beam weighs 3,400 tons, which was transported as a single unit from China to Stockholm by ship. The transportation took 70 days.
Locals gather to witness the arrival of the steel structure of the Slussen bridge at the quay of Stockholm on May 11, 2020. (Photo from Nordic Chinese Times)
The new Slussen bridge will replace the two old bridges as a transport project integrating railway, highway, bicycle and pedestrian lanes. It is the ninth steel bridge projects undertaken by China Railway Shanhaiguan Bridge Group Co., Ltd. in Europe. (Source: China Railway Shanhaiguan Bridge Group Co., Ltd., Britain-based Daily Mail, QQ.com, and Nordic Chinese Times)
