Carries E10 Locale Vågan, Norway Width 8.7 metres (29 ft) Opened 1980 Longest span 148 m Material Concrete | Crosses Gimsøystraumen Other name(s) Gimsøybrua Clearance below 30 metres (98 ft) Total length 839 m Location Vågan | |
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Owner Norwegian Public Roads Administration Similar Raftsund Bridge, Henningsvær Bridges, Skrova Lighthouse, Sundklakkstraumen Bridge, Engeløy Bridges | ||
Norway lofoten gims ystraumen bridge
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 the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway.
The concrete bridge is 839 metres (2,753 ft) long, the main span is 148 metres (486 ft), and the maximum clearance to the sea is 30 metres (98 ft). 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 (also known as Lofast).
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