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The Uddevalla Bridge () is a cable-stayed bridge crossing Sunninge sound near Uddevalla in the province of Bohuslän on the west coast of Sweden. The bridge was constructed as part of the rerouting of the European route E6 outside Uddevalla, which reduced traffic congestion in the city and shortened traveling distance by .
The bridge was constructed in 1996–2000 and was opened for traffic on 20May 2000.
The cables are steel and the deck is composite steel-reinforced concrete, while the pylons are reinforced concrete. About of structural steel and of concrete were used. The bridge and the connecting Sunningeleden cost of Swedish krona 900 M (US$111 M) in 2000 currency values. There is a problem with ice sticking to the cables in the winter, which can fall onto cars. The bridge has to be closed a few times per year for this reason. The alternative road is longer. Civil engineers have tested pulse electro-thermal de-icing - a way to use a burst of electricity to remove ice caked on walls or windows. For surfaces coated with a special film, the jolt gets rid of ice in less than a second, far less time than it takes to hack at it with an ice scraper.
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