Munksjö Bridge

Adjusted to an urban context

Dissing+Weitling, Munksjö, night view

The position of Munksjö Bridge requires a clear, yet transparent structure to define an urban space, which maintains open views from the city over the water.

  • Jönköping, Sweden
    Road Bridges and Tunnels
    2002 - 2006
  • Client
    City of Jönköping
    Collaborator
    COWI
    Size
    265m

  • The position of the Munksjö Bridge between the city centre and the open lake is a controlling principle for the design of this urban construction. It is a cable-supported beam bridge, and this makes a thin bridge deck possible, ensuring generous clearance for rowers.

  • Dissing+Weitling, Munksjö Bridge, close-up

  • The bridge has a very slender deck suspended by steel rods from five pairs of pylons of tubular steel. The railings have built-in light fittings that illuminate footpaths and cycle paths as well as the roadway.