Gimsøystraumen Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Gimsøystraumen Bridge
Native Name:Gimsøystraumen bru
Native Name Lang:NO
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Other Name:Gimsøybrua
Crosses:Gimsøystraumen
Locale:Vågan, Norway
Material:Concrete
Begin:1979
Cost:[1]
Open:1980

The Gimsøystraumen Bridge (Norwegian: Gimsøystraumen bru / Gimsøybrua) is a cantilever road bridge that crosses the Gimsøystraumen strait between the islands of Austvågøya and Gimsøya in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.[2]

The concrete bridge is long, the main span is, and the maximum clearance to the sea is . The bridge has 9 spans. Gimsøystraumen Bridge was opened in 1980. It is one of many bridges that connect the islands of Lofoten to each other as part of the European route E10 highway.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aas Jakobsen Reference List. 2014-08-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20150527065248/http://www.aaj.no/english/bruer/referanseliste_bruer.html. 2015-05-27. dead.
  2. Book: Norske bruer og viadukter. Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (> 500 m). Merzagora. Eugenio A.. 2012-07-13. 2015-07-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20150720222818/http://www.lotsberg.net/data/norway/bru.html. dead.
  3. . Retrieved 2012-07-13.