Tjeldsund Bridge

Tjeldsundbrua
Tjeldsund bridge
Coordinates68°37′42″N 16°34′43″E / 68.628235°N 16.578712°E / 68.628235; 16.578712
Carries E10
CrossesTjeldsundet
LocaleTroms og Finnmark, Norway
Characteristics
Designsuspension road bridge
MaterialSteel and cement
Total length1,007 metres (3,304 ft)
Width9.3 metres (31 ft)
Longest span290 metres (950 ft)
No. of spans32
Clearance below41 metres (135 ft)
History
Construction cost45 million kr
Opened22 October 1967[1][2][3][4]
Location

The Tjeldsund Bridge (Norwegian: Tjeldsundbrua) is a suspension road bridge that crosses the Tjeldsundet strait between the mainland and the island of Hinnøya in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The bridge is 1,007 metres (3,304 ft) long, the main span is 290 metres (950 ft), and the maximum clearance to the sea is 41 metres (135 ft). The bridge has 32 spans.[5][6][7]

After 30 months and 375,000 work hours, 112,000 bags of cement, 1200 tons of steel and the cost of 45 million kr, Tjeldsund Bridge was opened by King Olav V on 22 August 1967.[8]

The bridge carries the European route E10 highway, connecting the municipalities of Harstad and Tjeldsund. It is part of a network of bridges that connect the islands of Vesterålen and Lofoten to the mainland.

References

  1. ↑ "Kong Olav og Magnar Hellebust under åpningen av Tjeldsundbrua".
  2. ↑ "Tjeldsundbrua under bygging".
  3. ↑ "Geocaching - the Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site".
  4. ↑ "Tilbakeblikk til da Tjeldsundbrua åpnet 22. Oktober 1967". 19 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Tjeldsund Bridge". Bridge-Info.org. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  6. ↑ Merzagora, Eugenio A. (ed.). "Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (> 500 m)". Norske bruer og viadukter. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  7. ↑ Tjeldsund Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  8. ↑ Historie_om_Tjeldsundbrua Archived 2005-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (Norwegian)
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