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Skjeggestad Bridge

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Total length
  
229 m

Bridge type
  
Box girder bridge

Opened
  
2001

Longest span
  
39 m

Skjeggestad Bridge

Address
  
Skjeggestad bru, 3080 Holmestrand, Norway

Similar
  
Box girder bridge, Varodd Bridge, Odderøya Lighthouse, Hålogaland Bridge, Mjøsa Bridge

The exploding of skjeggestad bridge in norway


Skjeggestad Bridge (Norwegian: Skjeggestadbrua) is the name of two parallel highway bridges on European route E18 in Holmestrand municipality, Vestfold, Norway.

On 2 February 2015 the southbound bridge partially collapsed. No one was injured and both bridges were closed after collapse. The reason for the collapse was a landslide in the quick clay surrounding a support pillar. The southbound lane was fully destroyed in controlled explosive demolitions on 21 February and 25 March 2015. The northbound lane was repaired and reopened to two-way traffic on 26 June 2015. The southbound lane was partially reopened on 1 July and fully operational on 4 July 2016, 17 months after the collapse.

References

Skjeggestad Bridge Wikipedia


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