Hålskogsbron

Hålskogsbron has also been called Garvarebron (Tanner Bridge) and Fåfängebron (Vanity Bridge).

The first bridge over the river at Kyrkogatan was completed in April of 1764. It was called Tanner Bridge because of the tannery that was located at the north east end of the bridge. It was a simple wooden bridge, built of rough timber beams, with a layer of bark and a filling of earth with gravel on the top.

The bridge is mentioned under the name Hålskogsbron on a map from 1777 and is named after the Hålskogen area, north of the Åmål River.

The name Fåfängebron (Vanity Bridge) was first mentioned in 1876. At the time there was a shortage of work in Åmål and many young men gathered daily on the bridge to get a job, working with the loading and unloading in the harbor. But most of them stood there in vain and couldn't find work.

In 1877, the city's bridges were inspected by Lieutenant J. Engblom. Hålskogsbron was in such bad condition that it had to be closed until it was deemed safe. In 1879, that city board proposed that all the city's bridges should be rebuilt.

In 1958 there was a collapse under the bridge, and it was closed again. The city then applied for and received state grants for building the bridge as we can see it today.