The Brattsund Bridge ( no, Brattsund bru) is a
cantilever bridge in the municipality of
Meløy in
Nordland
Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
. It is part of the bridge connection between the islands of
Åmøya
Åmøya is an island in the municipality of Meløy in Nordland county, Norway. The island lies west of the mainland, east of the island of Bolga, and south of the island of Meløya. The island is connected to the mainland by a series of small ...
and
Grønøya, several small islands, and the mainland village of
Engavågen. The bridge is long, and the main span is . The bridge was constructed out of pre-stressed
concrete
Concrete is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens (cures) over time. Concrete is the second-most-used substance in the world after water, and is the most wi ...
.
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See also
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List of bridges in Norway
This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Norway, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
Major road and railway bridges
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List of bridges in Norway by length
This is a list of the bridges in Norway listed by their full length above water or land.
Bridges
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List of bridges
The list of bridges is a link page for any bridges that are notable enough to have an article, or that are likely to have an article in the future, sorted alphabetically by country.
Lists of bridges by country
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List of bridges by length
This is a list of the world's longest bridges that are more than in length sorted by their full length above land and water. The main span is the longest span without any ground support.
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External links
Meløy
Road bridges in Nordland
Roads within the Arctic Circle
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