Carries E18 Total length 229 m Bridge type Box girder bridge | Opened 2001 Longest span 39 m Carry European route E18 | |
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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.
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