What a time to be alive. As the Corona virus has already arrived and established itself in Stockholm, Sweden from China (via Iran and Italy) after a long and eventful journey by sea the new Golden Gate bridge for a connecting Gamla Stan, the old town, and Södermalm, the southernmost island of central Stockholm also is arriving from China.
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Some stats: The bridge is 140 meters (459 feet) long, made of steel and weighing 3400 metric tons. It’s been manufactured in China and brought to Sweden in one piece by heavy load carrrier Zhen Hua 33. The journey by sea was planned to take 7 weeks but troubled seas made it 11 weeks before arrival in Stockholm.
The bridge is part of a redesign of the area known as Slussen (The lock) where the Baltic sea meets the lake Mälaren.