Svinøy Bridge

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Svinøy Bridge
Svinøybrua

View of the bridge
Locale Svolvær, Norway
Total length 359 metres (1,178 ft)
Longest span 24 metres (79 ft)
Vertical clearance 19 metres (62 ft)
Opened 1964
Coordinates 68°14′7.5″N 14°34′40″E / 68.235417°N 14.57778°E / 68.235417; 14.57778Coordinates: 68°14′7.5″N 14°34′40″E / 68.235417°N 14.57778°E / 68.235417; 14.57778

Svinøy Bridge (Norwegian: Svinøybrua) is a cantilever road bridge in the town of Svolvær in Nordland county, Norway. The bridge connects the small island of Svinøya with the "main island" of Austvågøya in the middle of the town of Svolvær.

Svinøy Bridge is 359 metres (1,178 ft) long, the two main spans are 24 metres (79 ft) and 22.5 metres (74 ft) long, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 19 metres (62 ft). The bridge was opened in 1964.[1]

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References

  1. "English". Home.online.no. Retrieved 2010-05-12. 


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