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started the morning after. The bridge was opened on 16 July 1943. Until 1964, it was the largest concrete arch in the world. It was renovated after 1997 and reopened in 2003.
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During the construction, the bridge collapsed on 31 August 1939, and 18 workers were killed. This accident was given little attention by the press, since
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In 1997, the Sandö bridge was replaced as main road connection driving north to south along the coast by the
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Coordinates
62°53′00″N 17°52′38″E / 62.8833°N 17.8771°E / 62.8833; 17.8771
arch bridge
Daily traffic
Swedish
arch bridge
Ångerman River
Kramfors Municipality
Sweden
The High Coast
World War II
Höga Kusten Bridge
European route E4
62°53′00″N 17°52′38″E / 62.8833°N 17.8771°E / 62.8833; 17.8771
"The High Coast Bridge"
Categories
Bridges in Sweden
Bridges completed in 1943
Concrete bridges
1939 disasters in Sweden
Bridge disasters in Sweden
1943 establishments in Sweden

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