The Kjøllsæter Bridge () is a long wooden

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that crosses the river

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county,

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. The bridge lies just northeast of the village of Rena and it connects two large military training areas that are part of the Rena Camp military base. It also gives the people living in Rød area a better road connection across the river. The clearance to the water is . The bridge was built to carry military vehicles and equipment such as

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s and other heavy machines. The bridge was built to meet the

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standards and carry up to on a span of . However due to the collaps of Tretten bridge it has been down classified to 7.5 tonnes. The Kjøllsæter bridge was opened 17 August 2006. Its total cost reached equivalent at the time to about US$6 million.

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