New Varodd Bridge
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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 that spans the Topdalsfjord in the city of Kristiansand
Kristiansand
-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
, 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...
. It carries the westbound lanes of European route E18
European route E18
European route E18 runs from Craigavon in the United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg in Russia, passing through Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It is about 1,890 km in length.-United Kingdom:...
; the eastbound lanes are carried by the adjacent Old Varodd Bridge
Varodd Bridge
The Varodd Bridge is a suspension bridge in Vest-Agder county in Norway. The bridge is 618 meters long, the main span is 337 metres.The Varodd Bridge was opened in 1956.-External links:*...
. The length of the bridge is 663 metres, with 4 spans, of which the longest is 260 metres.