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Lejonstromsbron

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Lejonstromsbron
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Lejonstromsbron
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Lejonströmsbron is a wooden bridge in Skellefteå, Sweden, crossing Skellefte River between the boroughs Sunnanå and Prästbordet, near the parish church for Skellefteå landsförsamling. The bridge was completed in 1737 and is the oldest wooden bridge in Sweden. With its 207.5 meters Lejonströmsbron was for a long time Sweden's longest wooden bridge, until a 230-meter long wooden bridge was built in Gimonäs in Umeå in 2006.During its first years of operation there was a bridge toll to pass Lejonströmsbron, as follows: A walking person - 1 öre A rider on horseback - 3 öre Carts pulled by a horse - 6 öre Wagon pulled by several horses - 12 öreIn 1868 a speed limit was introduced over the bridge. If you drove or rode faster than a pedestrian, you could be fined five riksdaler. Lejonströmsbron was declared a listed building in Sweden in 1994. The last war battles that took place on Swedish soil, took place in north Sweden under the Finnish War, also known as the 1808–09 war. On May 15, 1809 the Battle of Lejonströmsbron occurred.
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