The Engeløy Bridges () are two bridges in
Steigen Municipality in
Nordland
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county,
Norway
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. The bridges were built in 1978 to connect the island of
Engeløya
Engeløya is an island in the northern part of Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island has an area of . The highest point on the island is the Trohornet mountain. The rocky, mountainous island has grassy slopes that are fert ...
to the mainland.
The higher bridge goes from the mainland at the village of
Bogen to the small island of Ålstadøya. It is a long
concrete
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box girder
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cantilever bridge
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, with the longest span being .
The other (lower) bridge curves around from the small island of Ålstadøya to the large island of
Engeløya
Engeløya is an island in the northern part of Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island has an area of . The highest point on the island is the Trohornet mountain. The rocky, mountainous island has grassy slopes that are fert ...
. It is long, with the longest span being .
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See also
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List of bridges in Norway
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List of bridges in Norway by length
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List of bridges
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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.
''Note: There is no standard way to measure the total ...
References
Steigen
Road bridges in Nordland
Bridges completed in 1978
1978 establishments in Norway
Roads within the Arctic Circle
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