Engeløy Bridges
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The Engeløy Bridges are two bridges that connect Engeløya
Engeløya
Engeløya is an island in Steigen municipality, Nordland county, Norway. The island has an area of 69 km². Engeløya translates into English as "Angel Island". The highest point is Trohornet at 649 m.-Transportation:...
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 in 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...
to the mainland.
The high bridge goes from the mainland to Ålstadøya. It is a cantilever bridge
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...
. It is 548 metres long, with a longest span of 110 metres.
The low bridge goes from Ålstadøya to Engeløya. It is 360 metres long, with a longest span of 24 metres.
The bridges were opened in 1978.
See also
- List of bridges in Norway
- List of bridges in Norway by length
- List of bridges
- List of bridges by length