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The Saltstraumen Bridge () is a 
The bridge is long, the longest of the 10 spans is , and the maximum clearance to the sea is . The bridge is made of
Photo of the bridge
Buildings and structures in Bodø Road bridges in Nordland Bridges completed in 1978 1978 establishments in Norway Norwegian County Road 17 {{Norway-bridge-stub
cantilever
A cantilever is a rigid structural element that extends horizontally and is unsupported at one end. Typically it extends from a flat vertical surface such as a wall, to which it must be firmly attached. Like other structural elements, a cantilev ...
box girder bridge
A box girder bridge, or box section bridge, is a bridge in which the main beam (structure), beams comprise girders in the shape of a hollow box. The box girder normally comprises prestressed concrete, structural steel, or a composite ma ...
that crosses the Saltstraumen
or is a small strait with one of the strongest Tide, tidal currents in the world. It is located in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about southeast of the Bodø (town), town of Bodø. The narrow channel connects the ...
strait between the islands of Knaplundsøya and Straumøya in Bodø Municipality
Bodø (; , ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Bodø (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
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. The bridge spans across the Saltfjorden from the town of Bodø.
The bridge is long, the longest of the 10 spans is , and the maximum clearance to the sea is . The bridge is made of prestressed concrete
Prestressed concrete is a form of concrete used in construction. It is substantially prestressed (Compression (physics), compressed) during production, in a manner that strengthens it against tensile forces which will exist when in service. Post-t ...
. Saltstraumen Bridge was opened in 1978.
See also
* List of bridges in Norway * List of bridges in Norway by length * List of bridges *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 ...
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*Photo of the bridge
Buildings and structures in Bodø Road bridges in Nordland Bridges completed in 1978 1978 establishments in Norway Norwegian County Road 17 {{Norway-bridge-stub