Barnhusbron, road bridge in Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden

Barnhusbron is a 290-metre-long concrete road bridge over Barnhusviken, linking Tegnérgatan in Norrmalm with Scheelegatan in Kungsholmen. Its 23-metre width and exceptional height for a central Stockholm bridge stem from the abandoned Rådmansleden motorway project, for which it was originally planned as "Tegnérbron". The roadway is prestressed concrete except for two non-tensioned sections at its eastern end.

Built in 1969, Barnhusbron was planned as part of the never-realized Rådmansleden road project, where it was called Tegnérbron. It was meant to relieve traffic on the older Sankt Eriksbron and Kungsbron, but it mainly serves local traffic between Scheelegatan and Tegnérgatan. Its exceptional height results from a scrapped plan to place Klarastrandsleden on a viaduct above the railway.

The name Barnhusbron, "The Orphanage Bridge", comes from the barnhus (orphanage) and tukthus (penitentiary) moved in the 1630s from Riddarholmen to buildings on today's Barnhusgatan. The bridge and nearby structures were named after the orphanage around 1860, when the area was urbanised.

Barnhusbron carries Scheelegatan on Kungsholmen over to Tegnérgatan on Norrmalm, crossing Barnhusviken and the Klarastrandsleden road below. Part of the bridge deck is now used for bus parking. The bridge is unusually tall for central Stockholm, so expect an exposed crossing with open views over the water and railway tracks.

The bridge was planned as part of the never-built Rådmansleden expressway and was called "Tegnérbron" in those plans. Its exceptional height for a central Stockholm bridge comes from a scrapped idea to put Klarastrandsleden on a viaduct above the railway, which still runs at ground level beneath it.