Höga Kusten Bridge

Höga Kusten Bridge

The High Coast Bridge (in Swedish "Högakustenbron") is a suspension bridge crossing the Ångermanälven river near Veda, on the border between the Härnösand and Kramfors municipalities in the province of Ångermanland in northern Sweden. The area is often referred to as The High Coast, hence its name. The bridge replaces Sandöbron, the old bridge across the river, in a new extension of the European route E4 (E4).It is the second longest suspension bridge in Scandinavia (after Great Belt Fixed Link in Denmark), the third longest in Europe, and the eleventh longest of the world.

The total length is convert|1867|m|ft|0, the span is convert|1210|m|ft|0, and the column pillars are convert|180|m|ft|0 tall. The max height for ships is convert|40|m|ft|0. The bridge was constructed between 1993 and 1997 and was officially opened on December 1, 1997.

External links

* [http://www.hogakustenbron.nu/ The official website of the High Coast Bridge]
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