Myggenäs: Almökrysset nordväst
Myggenäs occupies a coastal strip on eastern Tjörn in Västra Götaland County. The settlement lies beside route 160, the principal road linking Tjörn with the mainland road network via the Tjörn Bridge over Askeröfjorden. Low granite outcrops, mixed woodland and the water-defined geography of Bohuslän give this part of the island a maritime setting, even where homes and roadside services concentrate around junctions. Myggenäs functions as an everyday transport node for residents travelling between island communities and Stenungsund. Tjörn has long been shaped by fishing and seaborne connections; farther west, Skärhamn is home to the Nordic Watercolour Museum, a major cultural institution on the Bohuslän coast.
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Myggenäs is best known within Västra Götaland County for the Tjörn Bridge, which carries road 160 across Askeröfjorden. The community stands on the eastern side of Tjörn, an island on the Bohuslän coast, where sheltered sounds and rocky islets are part of the Skagerrak archipelago. Opened in 1981, the present cable-stayed bridge replaced the Almö Bridge, which collapsed after a ship collision in 1980. Myggenäs is a practical arrival point for Tjörn and a base for following the island road toward its fishing communities and coastal settlements. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on Myggenäs, Tjörn and the Bohuslän coast.
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