Skjeggestad Bridge

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Skjeggestad Bridge

Skjeggestadbrua
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Coordinates 59°28′14″N10°17′56″E / 59.470596°N 10.299017°E / 59.470596; 10.299017
Carries E18
Characteristics
Total length229 metres (751 ft)
Longest span39 metres (128 ft)
History
Opened2001 (2016)
Location
Skjeggestad Bridge

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

On 2 February 2015 the southbound bridge partially collapsed. No one was injured and both bridges were closed after collapse. The collapse was caused by a landslide in the quick clay surrounding a support pillar. [1] 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, [2] 17 months after the collapse.

The collapsed bridge Skjeggestadbrua fra sorvest 2 crop.jpg
The collapsed bridge

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References

  1. "Et stort antall broer i Norge er bygget på kvikkleire" [A great number of bridges in Norway are built on quick clay]. Aftenposten . Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. "Trafikk i ett felt på E18 Skjeggestad bru | Statens vegvesen". Statens vegvesen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 July 2016.