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The Raftsund Bridge () is a two-lane 
The Raftsund Bridge was opened on 6 November 1998, at a cost of . It was the last of the long bridges connecting the
The new road to Lofoten (in Norwegian)
Road bridges in Nordland Bridges completed in 1998 1998 establishments in Norway European route E10 in Norway Hadsel Roads within the Arctic Circle {{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 ...
road bridge
A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, whi ...
in Hadsel Municipality
Hadsel () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of ...
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
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. The bridge carries the European route E10
European route E10 is the second shortest Class A road which is part of the International E-road network. It begins in Å, Norway, and ends in Luleå, Sweden. The road is about in length. The Norwegian part of the road is also named Kong Ol ...
highway and it crosses the Raftsundet
or is a strait in Nordland county, Norway. The long strait runs between the islands of Hinnøya and Austvågøya, mostly in Hadsel Municipality, but the southern end is in Vågan Municipality. The strait is crossed by the Raftsund Bridge near ...
strait between the islands of Austvågøya
Austvågøya is the northeasternmost and largest of the larger islands in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located between the Vestfjorden and the Norwegian Sea. The island of Vestvågøya lies to the southwest and the ...
and Hinnøya. The bridge is long, the main span is , and the maximum clearance to the sea beneath the bridge is . The bridge has 4 spans.
The Raftsund Bridge was opened on 6 November 1998, at a cost of . It was the last of the long bridges connecting the Vesterålen
Vesterålen ( , ; ) is a district and archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just north of Lofoten and west of Harstad. It is the northernmost part of Nordland county. Sortland is the largest town, situated near the center of the a ...
islands. It is part of the Lofast project, the road connecting the Lofoten
Lofoten ( , ; ; ) is an archipelago and a Districts of Norway, traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten has distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches, and untouched lands. T ...
islands to the mainland, which was completed in December 2007.
See also
*List of bridges
The list of bridges contains various notable bridges around the world. The list is sorted by continent, and within continents, sorted alphabetically by country.
Africa
Algeria
* Ouadi El Roukham Bridge
Botswana
*Kazungula Bridge (connects wit ...
*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 ...
* List of bridges in Norway
* List of bridges in Norway by length
References
External links
*The new road to Lofoten (in Norwegian)
Road bridges in Nordland Bridges completed in 1998 1998 establishments in Norway European route E10 in Norway Hadsel Roads within the Arctic Circle {{norway-bridge-stub