Saltstraumen Bridge

Bridge in Bodø, Norway
67°13′51″N 14°36′41″E / 67.2308°N 14.6114°E / 67.2308; 14.6114Carries Fv17CrossesSaltstraumenLocaleBodø, NorwayCharacteristicsDesignCantilever bridgeMaterialConcreteTotal length768 metres (2,520 ft)Width11.3 metres (37 ft)Longest span160 metres (520 ft)No. of spans10Clearance above41 metres (135 ft)HistoryConstruction cost25 million kr[1]Opened1977[1]LocationMap

The Saltstraumen Bridge (Norwegian: Saltstraumen bru) is a cantilever box girder bridge that crosses the Saltstraumen strait between the islands of Knaplundsøya and Straumøya in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The bridge spans across the Saltfjorden from the town of Bodø.

The Saltstraumen Bridge

The bridge is 768 metres (2,520 ft) long, the longest of the 10 spans is 160 metres (520 ft), and the maximum clearance to the sea is 41 metres (135 ft). The bridge is made of prestressed concrete. Saltstraumen Bridge was opened in 1978.[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Aas Jakobsen Reference List, archived from the original on 27 May 2015, retrieved 9 August 2014
  2. ^ "Saltstraumen Bridge". Broer.no. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  3. ^ Saltstraumen Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  4. ^ Merzagora, Eugenio A. (ed.). "Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (> 500 m)". Norske bruer og viadukter. Retrieved 2012-03-08.

External links

  • Media related to Saltstraumen bru at Wikimedia Commons
  • Photo of the bridge
Authority control databases: Geographic Edit this at Wikidata
  • Structurae


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