The Brønnøysund Bridge () is a
cantilevered
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road bridge near the town of
Brønnøysund
Brønnøysund () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town and the administrative centre of Brønnøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The town has a population (2024) of 5,093 and a population density of .
It is also a List of for ...
in
Brønnøy Municipality
Brønnøy is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre and commercial centre of the municipality is the town ...
in
Nordland
Nordland (; , , , ) is one of the three northernmost Counties of Norway, counties in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to t ...
county,
Norway
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. The bridge was constructed in 1979 and it connects the small island of
Torget with the mainland just south of Brønnøysund. The bridge has a maximum clearance to the sea of . It consists of 20
spans, the longest of which is . The bridge deck is made of
pre-stressed concrete
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.
The island of Torget is well known for the mountain
Torghatten, which has a hole, or natural tunnel, straight through it.
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
This table presents the structures with spans greater than ...
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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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References
External links
A picture of the Brønnøysund BridgeAnother picture of the bridge
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Road bridges in Nordland
Brønnøy
1979 establishments in Norway
Bridges completed in 1979
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