Kylling Bridge Explained

Kylling Bridge
Official Name:Kylling bru
Carries:Rauma Line
Crosses:Rauma
Locale:Verma
Maint:Norwegian National Rail Administration
Mainspan:42m (138feet)
Length:76m (249feet)
Clearance Below:59.3m (194.6feet)
Complete:1921
Open:29 November 1924
Coordinates:62.3381°N 8.0608°W

The Kylling Bridge (Norwegian: Kylling bru) is a railway bridge in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge crosses the Rauma River near the village of Verma in the upper part of the Romsdalen valley. The bridge is part of a double horseshoe curve that allows the railway to pass a narrow and steep section of the valley.[1] It is one of the most photographed railway bridges in Norway. The Kylling Bridge is long. The main span is, and side spans are and . The clearance to the river below is .[2]

The construction of the Kylling Bridge started in September 1913. After almost 9 years, the bridge was finally finished in the winter of 1921. The Rauma Line railway opened on 29 November 1924. The Kylling Bridge cost .[3]

Notes and References

  1. Raumabana (in Norwegian). Rauma kulturstyre. 1994. .
  2. Web site: Kylling bru. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2010-10-27.
  3. Web site: Kyllingbrua. Norwegian. 2010-10-27. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120314091242/http://www.verma.no/Attraksjoner/Kyllingbrua.aspx. 2012-03-14.