Raftsund Bridge

68.45722215.191667Koordinaten: 68 ° 27 ' 26 " N, 15 ° 11' 30" E

F1

European Route 10

Raftsund

The Raftsundbrua ( German " Raftsundet Bridge " ) with 298 m span after Stolmabrua, together with the same wide Sundøybrua, the second- most expansive pre-stressed concrete girder bridge in the world.

The on 15 October 1998 the traffic passed road bridge has two lanes and on one side a pedestrian and cycle on and transferred to the European Route 10 It is in the province of Nordland in Norway, about 80 km north- west of Narvik, spanning the Raftsund and connects the islands Austvågøy and Hinnøya.

Construction

The 711 m long and 10.3 m wide prestressed concrete structure has four spans. The spans be 86 m and 125 m at the end spans. The main openings intervening span 202 m and 298 m wide. They were built by the balanced cantilever. The bridge section is comprised of a hollow box having a height of between 3.5 m to 14.5 m and a maximum middle of the bridge varies along the pillars. To reduce the superstructure dead weight came to a length of 224 m in the middle of the large main opening, a light-weight concrete of strength class LC 60 with a bulk density of 1.95 kg / dm ³ apply.

The pillars consist of disc-shaped double supports and have a height of up to 31.4 m. The maximum height of the roadway above the sea level is 54.3 m. For the shipping is a drive-through opening with a clear width of 180 m and a clear height of 45 m available.