The Raftsund Bridge (Norwegian: Raftsundbrua) is a two-lane cantilever road bridge in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The bridge carries the European route E10 highway and it crosses the Raftsundet strait between the islands of Austvågøya and Hinnøya. The bridge is 711 metres (2,333 ft) long, the main span is 298 metres (978 ft), and the maximum clearance to the sea beneath the bridge is 45 metres (148 ft). The bridge has 4 spans.[1]
Raftsund Bridge Raftsundbrua | |
|---|---|
 View of the bridge | |
| Coordinates | 68°27′26″N 15°11′33″E / 68.4572°N 15.1925°E |
| Carries |  E10 |
| Crosses | Raftsundet |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilever |
| Total length | 711 metres (2,333 ft) |
| Longest span | 298 metres (978 ft) |
| No. of spans | 4 |
| Clearance below | 45 metres (148 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1998 |
| Location | |
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The Raftsund Bridge was opened on 6 November 1998, at a cost of 125 million kr.[2] It was the last of the long bridges connecting the Vesterålen islands. It is part of the Lofast project, the road connecting the Lofoten islands to the mainland, which was completed in December 2007.
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edit- ^ Merzagora, Eugenio A. (ed.). "Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (> 500 m)". Norske bruer og viadukter. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
- ^ Stein Fergestad; Sturla Rambjør (May 1999), Raftsundet Bridge in Lofoten, Norway (PDF), Aas Jakobsen, archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2014, retrieved 9 August 2014
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