Nordhordland Bridge
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Nordhordland Bridge (Nordhordlandsbrua) is a bridge that crosses Osterfjorden from the mainland to Flatøy in Hordaland county in Norway. The bridge connects the northern parts of Hordaland (Nordhordland) to the city of Bergen. Nordhordland Bridge is a pontoon and cable-stayed bridge with one tower. The bridge is 1614 metres long (not 1610, as it is sometimes inaccurately stated [1]), the longest span is 172 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 32 metres. The cable-stay part of the bridge has 19 spans. The free-floating bridge has the longest laterally-unsupported span in the world
Nordhordland Bridge was opened in 1994. It was the second permanent pontoon bridge in Norway. The bridge ceased being a toll bridge on December 31, 2005 at 16:00 [2].
[edit] See also
- List of bridges in Norway
- List of bridges in Norway by length
- List of bridges
- List of bridges by length
[edit] External links
- Web page about Nordhordland Bridge
- Article about the bridge (in Norwegian)
- Structurae about Nordhordland Bridge
- The World's Longest Tunnel Page (bridge section)
