Danvik bridge, Bascule bridge in eastern Södermalm, Sweden.

The Danvik Bridge crosses the Hammarbyleden canal and connects Södermalm with the municipality of Nacka using a steel structure. It is a bascule bridge with separate lanes for vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians, plus space for boats passing underneath.

The first bascule bridge opened for rail traffic on 20 November 1921 and for road traffic on 28 August 1922, replacing a wooden bridge and an 1893 railway viaduct. A second, parallel bascule bridge was inaugurated on 1 June 1956 to handle growing postwar traffic; it was 22 metres wide. The two bridges stand less than a metre apart.

The name Danviken, 'the bay of the Danes', appears in records as early as 1544. Until the early 20th century most people said Dannviken rather than today's Daanviken. The official bridge name Danviksbro was fixed in 1926, though Danviksbron is the usual spoken form.

You can cross the bridge easily on foot or by bicycle from either side of the canal. Note that it opens to allow ships through, so occasional delays are possible.

This is one of only four moveable bridges in Stockholm, opening to allow water traffic through. You might witness the structure slowly rising to let sailboats and other vessels pass underneath.