Gimsøystraumen Bridge
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Cantilever
A cantilever is a beam anchored at only one end. The beam carries the load to the support where it is resisted by moment and shear stress. Cantilever construction allows for overhanging structures without external bracing. Cantilevers can also be constructed with trusses or slabs.This is in...
road bridge that crosses Gimsøystraumen between Austvågøya and Gimsøy
Gimsøy
Gimsøy is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It consisted mainly of the island Gimsøya, which is located in Lofoten between Austvågøya and Vestvågøya....
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 is 839 metres long, the main span is 148 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 30 metres. The bridge has 9 spans.
Gimsøystraumen Bridge was opened in 1981. It is one of many bridges that connect the islands of Lofoten
Lofoten
Lofoten is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Though lying within the Arctic Circle, the archipelago experiences one of the world's largest elevated temperature anomalies relative to its high latitude.-Etymology:...
to each other.
See also
- List of bridges in Norway
- List of bridges in Norway by length
- List of bridges
- List of bridges by length