Grenland bridge | |
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) Grenlandsbrua, seen from Breviksbrua | |
| Coordinates | 59°3′9″N 9°40′39″E / 59.05250°N 9.67750°E |
| Carries | Two lanes on European route E18 |
| Crosses | Frierfjord |
| Locale | Porsgrunn / Bamble, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway |
| Official name | Grenlandsbrua |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 608 m (1,995 ft) |
| Width | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Height | 168 m (551 ft) |
| Longest span | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| Clearance below | 50 m (164 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | NOK180 million[1] |
| Opened | 1996 |
| Location | |
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Grenland Bridge (in Norwegian Grenlandsbrua) is Norway's highest cable-stayed bridge with a tower height of 168 metres (551 ft). The bridge, which opened in 1996, is on route E18. It crosses the Frierfjord, a fjord which separates the municipalities of Porsgrunn and Bamble in Vestfold og Telemark county. When built, it replaced Brevik Bridge (Breviksbrua) as the primary route across the fjord.[2][3]
The 608-metre-long (1,995 ft) bridge uses cable stayed construction to provide clearance for vessels up to 50 metres (164 ft) in height. The stay cables are arranged in 21 cable pairs with lengths from 84 to 287 metres (276 to 942 ft). The bridge's span is 305 metres (1,001 ft).[4]
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Grenlandsbrua and Breviksbra crossing the Frierfjord
References
- ^ Reference Portfolio - Grenland Bridge (PDF), Aas Jakobsen, archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2013, retrieved 9 August 2014
- ^ Breviks bridge on bridge-info.org Brevik bridge (bridgeinfo.net)
- ^ "Grenland bru". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ Grenland Bridge at Structurae