Sundklakkstraumen Bridge

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Sundklakkstraumen Bridge

Sundklakkstraumen bru
Sundklakkstraumen Bridge Lofoten 2009.JPG
View of the bridge
Coordinates 68°16′5″N14°9′20″E / 68.26806°N 14.15556°E / 68.26806; 14.15556 Coordinates: 68°16′5″N14°9′20″E / 68.26806°N 14.15556°E / 68.26806; 14.15556
CarriesStamvei E10.svg E10
CrossesSundklakkstraumen
Locale Vestvågøy and Vågan, Norway
Characteristics
Total length271 metres (889 ft)
Longest span90 metres (300 ft)
History
Opened1976

The Sundklakkstraumen Bridge (Norwegian : Sundklakkstraumen bru) is a cantilever road bridge that crosses the Sundklakkstraumen strait between the islands of Gimsøya (in the municipality of Vågan) and Vestvågøya (in the municipality of Vestvågøy) in Nordland county, Norway. The bridge is 271 metres (889 ft) long and the main span is 90 metres (300 ft) long. The Sundklakkstraumen Bridge was opened in 1976 and it is one of many bridges that connect the islands of the Lofoten archipelago via the European route E10 highway. [1] [2]

Norwegian language North Germanic language spoken in Norway

Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is the official language. Along with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a dialect continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional varieties, and some Norwegian and Swedish dialects, in particular, are very close. These Scandinavian languages, together with Faroese and Icelandic as well as some extinct languages, constitute the North Germanic languages. Faroese and Icelandic are hardly mutually intelligible with Norwegian in their spoken form because continental Scandinavian has diverged from them. While the two Germanic languages with the greatest numbers of speakers, English and German, have close similarities with Norwegian, neither is mutually intelligible with it. Norwegian is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Era.

Cantilever beam anchored at only one end

A cantilever is a rigid structural element, such as a beam or a plate, anchored at one end to a support from which it protrudes; this connection could also be perpendicular to a flat, vertical surface such as a wall. Cantilevers can also be constructed with trusses or slabs. When subjected to a structural load, the cantilever carries the load to the support where it is forced against by a moment and shear stress.

Gimsøya island in Vågan, Norway

Gimsøya is an island in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Gimsøya is situated between the islands of Austvågøya and Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. The 46.4-square-kilometre (17.9 sq mi) island has a population (2016) of 181.

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References

  1. ↑ Merzagora, Eugenio A. (ed.). "Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (499-200 m)". Norske bruer og viadukter . Retrieved 2012-06-22.
  2. ↑ Sundklakkstraumen Bridge at Structurae . Retrieved 2012-06-22.


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