Sannesund Bridge

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This article is about the bridge in Sarpsborg. For information about Sandnessund Bridge near Tromsø, see Sandnessund Bridge.

This article or section contains information about a bridge currently under construction. It may contain information of a speculative nature, and the content may change dramatically and frequently as construction progresses or new information becomes available.

Sannesund Bridge (Norwegian Sannesundbrua) is a motorway cantilever bridge that crosses Glomma river in the town of Sarpsborg in Østfold county, Norway. The bridge is 1528 metres long, the longest span is 139 metres, and the maximum clearance is 30 metres. The bridge has 48 spans.

Sandesund Bridge was opened in 1978. It leads the traffic on the E6 past Sarpsborg. Under the bridge is a narrow pedestrian bridge over Glomma.

A new bridge has been built parallel to the old one, opened May 2008. The old bridge was closed after that for renovation. It will opened again in November 2008. This will create a four lane motorway. [1]

[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

• A picture of the bridge in fog
• The World's Longest Tunnel Page (bridge section)

59°16′13″N 11°5′45″E / 59.27028, 11.09583