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.
Saltstraumen Bridge Saltstraumen bru | |
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 Saltstraumen with the Saltstraumen Bridge and the Børvasstindan mountains | |
| Coordinates | 67°13′51″N 14°36′41″E / 67.2308°N 14.6114°E |
| Carries |  Fv17 |
| Crosses | Saltstraumen |
| Locale | Bodø, Norway |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilever bridge |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 768 metres (2,520 ft) |
| Width | 11.3 metres (37 ft) |
| Longest span | 160 metres (520 ft) |
| No. of spans | 10 |
| Clearance above | 41 metres (135 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | 25 million kr[1] |
| Opened | 1977[1] |
| Location | |
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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]
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References edit
- ^ a b Aas Jakobsen Reference List, archived from the original on 27 May 2015, retrieved 9 August 2014
- ^ "Saltstraumen Bridge". Broer.no. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
- ^ Saltstraumen Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
- ^ Merzagora, Eugenio A. (ed.). "Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (> 500 m)". Norske bruer og viadukter. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
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Media related to Saltstraumen bru at Wikimedia Commons- Photo of the bridge
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