Djupfjordstraumen Bridge
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Djupfjordstraumen Bridge (Djupfjordstraumen bru, also known as Djupfjordbrua) is a cantilever
road bridge that crosses Djupfjorden in the municipality of Sortland
in Nordland
county, Norway
. The bridge is 346 metres long, and the main span is 190 metres. http://www.aas-jakobsen.no/Bridges/bridges_n.htm The bridge was opened in 1983.
Cantilever
A cantilever is a beam anchored at only one end. The beam carries the load to the support where it is resisted by moment and shear stress. Cantilever construction allows for overhanging structures without external bracing. Cantilevers can also be constructed with trusses or slabs.This is in...
road bridge that crosses Djupfjorden in the municipality of Sortland
Sortland
is a town and municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sortland. In 1997, the municipality decided to declare township for Sortland...
in Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The bridge is 346 metres long, and the main span is 190 metres. http://www.aas-jakobsen.no/Bridges/bridges_n.htm The bridge was opened in 1983.