Vassås Bridge
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Vassås Bridge is a cantilever bridge
that crosses the Osan fjord in the municipality of Bindal
in Nordland
county, Norway
. The bridge connects the villages of Vassås
and Terråk
. Vassås Bridge was opened in 1980 and is 400 metres (1,312.3 ft) long with a main span of 160 metres (524.9 ft).
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...
that crosses the Osan fjord in the municipality of Bindal
Bindal
Bindal is a municipality in the Helgeland region in the extreme southwest part of Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre is the village of Terråk...
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 connects the villages of Vassås
Vassås
Vassås is a small village in the municipality of Bindal in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the Tosen arm of the Bindalsfjorden, just north of the Vassås Bridge which connects the village to the larger village of Terråk. The village of Åbygda lies about to the southeast. This is...
and Terråk
Terråk
Terråk is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Bindal in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located in the eastern part of the municipality, along the shore of the Sørfjorden arm of the Bindalsfjorden. The nearby Vassås Bridge connects Terråk to the village of...
. Vassås Bridge was opened in 1980 and is 400 metres (1,312.3 ft) long with a main span of 160 metres (524.9 ft).