Sweden

14 Nov 25

Bd&e 30-Year Anniversary

In the final instalment of our series celebrating 30 years of Bd&e, guest writers reflect on the past, present and future challenges of bridge management and maintenance

01 May 25

Contract inked for Sweden’s longest timber bridge

Contract worth US$39.3 million signed for road bridge.

09 Jul 24

Swedish contractor named for work on rare counterweight bridge

US$28 million Stockholm moveable bridge renovation.

13 Jun 24

Contract awarded for Francis Scott Key salvage

Swedish construction company joins clean-up of collapsed Baltimore bridge.

03 Jan 23

Winning design picked for Swedish station footbridge

The winner has been chosen from six entries to the design competition for a footbridge at the central station in Sundsvall, Sweden.

20 Oct 22

Winner chosen in Swedish bridge design contest

The winner has been chosen in the design competition for a major rail bridge to suit the landscape of a popular recreational area of northern Sweden.

27 May 22

The design of new stainless steel corrugated web girders that are as cost effective as carbon steel girders when used in everyday composite bridges is well advanced in Sweden, finds out José Maria Sánchez de Muniáin

04 May 22

City of Malmö awards bridge contract

The council in Malmö, Sweden, has awarded a contract worth US$20.8 million for construction of a bridge to serve the new city borough of Varvsstaden.

29 Dec 21

Contractor chosen for Swedish bascule bridge

The construction contract has been awarded for a bascule bridge over the Fyris River in Uppsala, Sweden.

07 Sep 21

Sweden inaugurates new lift bridge

His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden official opened the Hising Bridge in Gothenburg on Sunday

10 Aug 21

Bespoke access solution provided for Swedish lift bridge

The four distinct pylons of the recently opened Hisingen Bridge in Gothenburg each required an elevator with practical and compact vertical access.

22 Jun 21

Sweden awards contract for two movable bridges

The Swedish Transport Administration has awarded the construction contract for the replacement of two movable bridges.

23 Dec 20

Contract awarded for Swedish river crossing

The Swedish Transport Administration has commissioned the construction of a new bridge over the Tärendo River in Norrbotten.

26 Nov 20

Work begins on Swedish opening bridge

Construction of a twin-leafed opening bridge is now under way Trollhätten, Sweden.

15 Oct 20

Winning team chosen in Swedish bridge design contest

The Swedish Transport Administration has picked the winning design for a new signature rail crossing of the Österdal River north of Oxberg.

30 Jul 20

Going for gold

Stockholm’s latest road bridge will likely turn heads for its striking design, but the logistical effort of transporting it to its final position is equally impressive, writes Khalifa Bokhammas

03 Apr 20