Drammen Bridge
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Drammen Bridge (Drammensbrua) is a motorway box girder bridge that crosses Drammenselva river in the town of Drammen in Norway. It is the longest bridge in Norway, 1892 metres long. The bridge has 41 spans; the longest span is 60 metres. The maximum clearance to the water is 11 metres.
Drammen Bridge was opened in 1975. Now the congestion on the bridge has become a problem, because the bridge only has two lanes. So a new bridge was built, parallel to the old one. The new bridge was opened in 2005.
The new bridge has round, slim pillars, while the old one had wide, rectangular pillars. It was decided to replace the pillars under the old bridge, with round pillars similar to the new. This work started shortly after the new brigde opened, and the bridge was closed. The replacement will be finished in December, 2006.
[edit] See also
- List of bridges in Norway
- List of bridges in Norway by length
- List of bridges
- List of bridges by length
