Tønsberg Canal Bridge ( or just ) is a
double-leaf bascule bridge in
Tønsberg Municipality
Tønsberg () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Tønsberg, ...
in
Vestfold
Vestfold () is a county and a current electoral district in Norway. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it borders Buskerud and Telemark counties. The county administration is located in Tønsberg, Norway's oldest city, and the larg ...
county,
Norway
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. The bridge connects the mainland
city of Tønsberg and the part of the city located on the
island of Nøtterøy. The bridge crosses the Sten Canal and was built and opened in 1957. The bridge length is , the main span is , and the clearance to the sea is . The Tønsberg Canal Bridge usually opens five times daily during the summer seasons, in 9:05 AM, 12:05 AM, 2:05 PM, 6:05 PM, and 8:05 PM.
Gallery
File:TønsbergKanalbro20080120-1.jpg, Tønsberg Canal Bridge in 2008.
File:Tønsberg Kanalbrua.JPG, The roundabout on the south side of the bridge.
File:"Simrad Færder".jpg, Tønsberg Canal Bridge in 2012.
File:Tønsberg kanalbru tårn 2018.png, The bridge's control tower that's used to open the two leafs of the bridge.
File:Kanalbrua_graffiti.jpg, Graffiti under the bridge.
References
Road bridges in Vestfold
Bridges completed in 1957
1957 establishments in Norway
Bascule bridges
Tønsberg
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