Engeløy Bridges Explained

Bridge Name:Engeløy Bridges
Native Name:Engeløybruene
Native Name Lang:NO
Crosses:Bogøysundet
Locale:Steigen, Norway
Design:Cantilever bridge
Material:Concrete
Coordinates:67.9045°N 15.1811°W

The Engeløy Bridges (Norwegian: Engeløybruene) are two bridges in the municipality of Steigen in Nordland county, Norway. The bridges were built in 1978 to connect the island of Engeløya to the mainland.

The higher bridge goes from the mainland at the village of Bogen to the small island of Ålstadøya. It is a 548m (1,798feet) long concrete box girder cantilever bridge, with the longest span being .

The other (lower) bridge curves around from the small island of Ålstadøya to the large island of Engeløya. It is long, with the longest span being .[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Norske bruer og viadukter. Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (> 500 m). Merzagora. Eugenio A.. 2012-04-24. 2015-07-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20150720222818/http://www.lotsberg.net/data/norway/bru.html. dead.
  2. . Retrieved 2012-04-24.