Skjeggestad Bridge

Skjeggestad Bridge
Skjeggestadbrua
Coordinates 59°28′14″N 10°17′56″E / 59.470596°N 10.299017°ECoordinates: 59°28′14″N 10°17′56″E / 59.470596°N 10.299017°E
Carries E18
Characteristics
Total length 229 metres (751 ft)
Longest span 39 metres (128 ft)
History
Opened 2001

Skjeggestad Bridge (Norwegian: Skjeggestadbrua) is the name of two parallel highway bridges on European route E18 in Holmestrand municipality, Vestfold, Norway.

On 2 February 2015 the bridge collapsed partially. No person was injured. The bridge will remain closed for considerable time. The reason for the collapse was a landslide due to quick clay around a pillar.[1]

The affected lane was fully destroyed in a controlled explosive demolition on 21 February 2015.

The collapsed bridge

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Et stort antall broer i Norge er bygget på kvikkleire" [A great number of bridges in Norway are built on quick clay]. Aftenposten. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
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