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The Saltstraumen Bridge ( no, Saltstraumen bru) 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 supported at only 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 cant ...
box girder bridge
A box girder bridge, or box section bridge, is a bridge in which the main beams comprise girders in the shape of a hollow box. The box girder normally comprises prestressed concrete, structural steel, or a composite of steel and rein ...
that crosses the Saltstraumen
Saltstraumen is a small strait with one of the strongest tidal currents in the world. It is located in the municipality of Bodø in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about southeast of the town of Bodø. The narrow channel connects the o ...
strait between the islands of Knaplundsøya and Straumøya in Bodø Municipality in Nordland
Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...
county, Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and th ...
. 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" ( compressed) during production, in a manner that strengthens it against tensile forces which will exist when in service. Post-tensioned concreted i ...
. Saltstraumen Bridge was opened in 1978.
See also
* List of bridges in Norway * List of bridges in Norway by length *List of bridges
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* List of bridges by length
References
External links
*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