Almö Bridge

The Tjörn Bridge (Swedish: Tjörnbron) is a cable-stayed bridge which together with two smaller bridges connects Stenungsund on mainland Sweden with the island Tjörn on the western coast of the country. The length is 664 m (2,178 ft), the span width is 366 m (1,201 ft), and the height above the water is 45.7 m (150 ft). Inaugurated in 1981, the bridge was built in record time after its predecessor, the Almö Bridge, which was inaugurated in June 1960, collapsed after the bulk carrier MS Star Clipper collided with its span at 1:30 AM on 18 January 1980 in fog and darkness. Eight people died in seven vehicles that plunged into the sea before the bridge was closed.

Stenungsön is an island and a locality situated in Stenungsund Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 264 inhabitants in 2010. Stenungsön is separate from the main town Stenungsund by a narrow strait. The distance to central Gothenburg is about 47 kilometers.

Höviksnäs is a locality situated in Tjörn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,309 inhabitants in 2010.

Nösnäsvallen is a stadium in Stenungsund, Sweden. It is the home ground of the football team Stenungsunds IF. It is also usable for athletics. The Swedish national football team trained at Nösnäsvallen before both World Cup 1990 and Euro 2008. The stadium also has an olympic running course and it has been used by Sweden national olympic team for training.

Stenungsund Municipality (Stenungsunds kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Stenungsund. The municipality is situated by the sea inside the islands Orust and Tjörn and traversed by the European route E6 and Bohus Line, in which it has three stops (Stora Höga, Stenungsund and Svenshögen). The municipality was formed through amalgamation in 1952. In 1971 a parish from a dissolved municipality was added. The coat of arms was registered in 1977. The device in the upper half is a hydrocarbon molecule, which alludes to the petrochemical industry in the municipality.

Stenungsund (Swedish pronunciation: [stɛnɵŋˈsɵnːd]) is a locality and the seat of Stenungsund Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 9,987 inhabitants in 2010.

Hallerna is a locality situated in Stenungsund Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 668 inhabitants in 2010.

Strandnorum is a locality situated in Stenungsund Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,251 inhabitants in 2010.

Myggenäs is a locality situated in Tjörn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,230 inhabitants in 2010.

Stora Höga is a locality situated in Stenungsund Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 2,751 inhabitants in 2010.Stora Höga is part of the Jörlanda parish in Stenungsund, and is situated between a railroad station originally known as Vallen. The Vallen railroad station later changed its name to Stora Höga after a nearby farm by the same name. Some of the other original farms in the old Stora Höga are Lilla Höga, Anrås, and Bråland. On the ocean side is an old steam boat pier known as Getskär, nowadays used as a dock for small boats and also with a small beach that is popular during the summer months. During the mid- and late 2000s, Stora Höga has expanded rapidly leading to an influx of new residents. The rapid expansion has led to some social conflicts in recent time, with many personal bankruptcies and foreclosures on homes that the owners couldn't really afford.Two simultaneous motorcycle gang-related murders in 2009, where the bodies were found in Stora Höga, received national media attention.

Svanesund is a locality situated in Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden and is located on the channel between the east side of the island and Bohusläns mainland. The population last known as of 2010 was 1,518. Agglomeration is Orust second largest after Henan and extends a few kilometers inland from the ferry situation .

Aröd och Timmervik is a bimunicipal locality situated in Stenungsund Municipality and Kungälv Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 637 inhabitants in 2010.