Nordhordland Bridge

60.5244444444445.2638888888889Koordinaten: 60 ° 31 ' 28 " N, 5 ° 15' 50" E

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European Route 39

Salhusfjord

The Nordhordland Bridge (Norwegian: Nordhordlandsbrua ) is a free-floating pontoon bridge combined with a cable-stayed bridge. Opened in 1994, the bridge is located in Hordaland in western Norway.

The task of the bridge

The building spans the Salhusfjord and connects the municipality Salhus or Hordvik with the island Flatøy in Nordhordland and thus the underlying islands with the mainland ( and the city of Bergen ). It lies on the European Route 39 After the toll was lifted in late 2005, the number of the bridge traveling daily vehicles increased by more than 50 percent (to over 13,000 a day in 2007 ).

Specifications

Built in 1991-1994 bridge is 1614 m long ( and not, as stated in many sources, 1610m, ) the clearance under the bridge is 11 to 32 m.

The floating bridge section with 1246 m length of the world's longest floating bridge without side anchor. The longest span of 172 m has the at 19 places with cables suspended part of the cable-stayed bridge. Between the pontoons, the bridge superstructure to a maximum span of 113.25 m.