Brønnøysund Bridge
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Brønnøysund Bridge is a cantilevered
road bridge near the town of Brønnøysund
in Brønnøy
municipality in Nordland
county, Norway
. The bridge was constructed in 1979 and it connects the small island of Torget with the mainland just south of Brønnøysund. The 550 metres (1,804.5 ft) long bridge has a maximum clearance to the sea of 30 metres (98.4 ft). It consists of 20 spans
, the longest of which is 110 metres (360.9 ft). The bridge deck is made of pre-stressed concrete.
The island of Torget is well known for the mountain Torghatten
, which has a hole, or natural tunnel, straight through it.
Cantilever bridge
A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using cantilevers, structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end. For small footbridges, the cantilevers may be simple beams; however, large cantilever bridges designed to handle road or rail traffic use trusses built from...
road bridge near the town of Brønnøysund
Brønnøysund
is a town and the administrative centre of the municipality of Brønnøy, Norway. It is also a former municipality in Nordland county. The village of Brønnøysund received town status in 2000. The city lies along the coast and is often called "the coastal town in the middle of Norway." Brønnøysund...
in Brønnøy
Brønnøy
Brønnøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland region. The administrative and commercial centre is the town of Brønnøysund. A secondary centre is the village of Hommelstø. Other villages include Tosbotn, Lande, Trælnes, and Indreskomo.The Brønnøysund Register...
municipality in Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The bridge was constructed in 1979 and it connects the small island of Torget with the mainland just south of Brønnøysund. The 550 metres (1,804.5 ft) long bridge has a maximum clearance to the sea of 30 metres (98.4 ft). It consists of 20 spans
Span (architecture)
Span is the distance between two intermediate supports for a structure, e.g. a beam or a bridge.A span can be closed by a solid beam or of a rope...
, the longest of which is 110 metres (360.9 ft). The bridge deck is made of pre-stressed concrete.
The island of Torget is well known for the mountain Torghatten
Torghatten
Torghatten is a mountain on Torget island in Brønnøy municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is known for its characteristic hole, or natural tunnel, through its center...
, which has a hole, or natural tunnel, straight through it.
