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Sandhornøy Bridge

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Sandhornøy Bridge

Sandhornøy bru
View of the bridge
Coordinates67°03′46″N 14°14′56″E / 67.0628°N 14.2489°E / 67.0628; 14.2489
Carries Fv17
CrossesTverrsundet
LocaleGildeskål, Norway
Characteristics
DesignCantilever bridge
MaterialConcrete
Total length374 metres (1,227 ft)
Longest span154 metres (505 ft)
No. of spans3
History
Opened1989
Location
Map

The Sandhornøy Bridge (Norwegian: Sandhornøy bru) is a cantilever bridge that crosses the Tverrsundet strait between the mainland and the island of Sandhornøya in the municipality of Gildeskål in Nordland county, Norway. The bridge is 374 metres (1,227 ft) long and the longest of the 3 spans is 154 metres (505 ft). The Sandhornøy Bridge was opened in 1989 as an arm off of Norwegian County Road 17.[1] The bridge is a single-cell prestressed concrete box girder bridge that was built using the balanced cantilever method.[2]

References

  1. ^ Merzagora, Eugenio A. (ed.). "Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (499-200 m)". Norske bruer og viadukter. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  2. ^ Sandhornøy Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 2012-02-14.