It is a black January night in 1980 and the water is mirror-like. The cargo ship Star Clipper steams across the Askeröfjorden, on its way to Uddevalla. In the distance, the lanterns on the bridge between the mainland and Tjörn can be seen, reflecting in the water. Eternity-long minutes later, a violent roar echoes and propagates across land as the lifting cranes aboard the Star Clipper ram the arch structure that holds the bridge up. Seconds later, the entire bridge has collapsed and the roadway lies like a strand of spaghetti over the swamped boat.
From documental about this bridge collapse
by Ida Lundqvist
