Rödöbron, Transportation bridge in Östersund Municipality, Sweden
Rödöbron is a 677-metre bridge over Rödösundet in Storsjön, Jämtland, linking the island of Frösön with the Rödön peninsula on the mainland. It was inaugurated in 1993 and financed by the state together with local businesses and the municipalities of Östersund, Krokom and Åre.
Rödöbron was inaugurated in 1993, financed by the Swedish state together with local businesses including Väginvest, Jämtlands länsförsäkringsbolag, Föreningssparbanken, Camfore, Persson Invest, Jämtfrakt and Å.R.E., plus the municipalities of Östersund, Krokom and Åre, which jointly formed Rödöbron AB. The financing required tolls for 20 years, making it Sweden's first toll bridge in modern times. A government decision abolished the toll on 1 January 1999, when it was still the country's only toll bridge.
The bridge takes its name from Rödön, the peninsula it connects to Frösön across Rödösundet in Storsjön. Its toll period, planned for 20 years, ended early by a government decision on 1 January 1999, when it was still Sweden's only toll bridge. The financing company was named Rödöbron AB.
Rödöbron carries the road between Frösön and Rödön over Rödösundet in Storsjön, and its main practical role is the shortened route between Åre Östersund Airport and the ski resorts to the west. The bridge was tolled from its opening in 1993 until the fee was abolished on 1 January 1999.
Rödöbron was Sweden's first toll bridge in modern times: the 20-year toll was scrapped by government decision on 1 January 1999, when it was still the country's only toll bridge. The bridge also shortens the route between Åre Östersund Airport and the ski resorts to the west.
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