Tjeldsund Bridge
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Tjeldsund Bridge (Tjeldsundbrua) is a suspension road bridge that crosses Tjeldsundet between the mainland and Hinnøya in Troms county in Norway. The bridge is 1007 metres long, the main span is 290 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 41 metres. The bridge has 32 spans.
After 30 months and 375 000 work hours, 112 000 bags of cement, 1200 tons of steel and the cost of 45 million kroner, Tjeldsund Bridge was opened by King Olav V on August 22, 1967. [1]
Tjeldsund Bridge connects the town of Harstad to the mainland. Together with the bridges in Vesterålen it also connects the islands of Vesterålen to the mainland. When the new road to Lofoten is opened in 2007, Tjeldsund Bridge will also be the connection to the mainland for the Lofoten islands.
[edit] See also
- List of bridges in Norway
- List of bridges in Norway by length
- List of bridges
- List of bridges by length
