Tjörn

From St Höga an attractive side trip can be made on Road 160, which runs north to Uddevalla by way of the islands of Tjörn and Orust, through a beautiful skerry region with many prehistoric remains. The Stenasund is spanned by a massive suspension bridge 600m/660yds long, opened in November 1981, the successor to an earlier bridge which collapsed in January 1980 when a ship crashed into it. On the west coast of Tjörn is Skärhamn, a fishing town and a port for the export of motor vehicles.