Värtahamnen [SEP] located next to body of water
Värtahamnen
Värtahamnen is a port in Stockholm, Sweden. Värtahamnen and the adjacent Stockholm Free Port at Lilla Värtan is Stockholm's main port. Värtahamnen primarily serves passenger ferries for the shipping company Silja Line as well as freighters for Tallink operating in Åland Islands and Estonia. The port also services the SeaWind Line and the coal/biofuel power plant in Hjorthagen. Värtahamnen is located in the Gärdet and Hjorthagen districts. The structure was built in 1879-1886 after the city bought land in order to create a port for coal and
produced on Lidingö at the time.
History Second pontoon bridge.
With the creation of the harbour of Värtahamnen, the original bridge obstructed shipping in the strait, and it was therefore bought by the city of Stockholm in 1883 who replaced it 1884 with a new pontoon bridge, wide and with two moveable sections at each end for the passage of ships. This bridge was located near the present bridge. The level of the roadway was only over the water surface however, so even moderate winds made crossing the bridge a tough