The work will continue for the next six weeks and the accessibility of car traffic on the bridge will be affected, the Swedish Transport Agency announces.
On weekdays (06-08 and 15-17), traffic will be regulated with traffic lights. Cyclists and pedestrians will be able to cross the bridge as usual.
The bridge over the Motala stream is a so-called stone arch bridge and was built in 1797, when it replaced an earlier wooden bridge.