- Helgeland Bridge
Helgeland Bridge (Helgelandsbrua) is a
cable-stayed bridge that crossesLeirfjorden between the mainland andAlsten inNordland county inNorway . It connects the town ofSandnessjøen to the mainland. The bridge is 1065 metres long, The main span is 425 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 45 metres. The bridge has 12 spans.Helgeland Bridge was opened in July
1991 . The bridge was atoll bridge untilJune 23 ,2005 .ee also
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List of bridges in Norway
*List of bridges in Norway by length
*List of bridges
*List of bridges by length
*Sundøy Bridge External links
* [http://www.aas-jakobsen.no/Bridges/Publications/Helgeland_Bridge/helgeland_bridge_e.htm An article about the planning and construction of Helgeland Bridge]
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* [http://home.no.net/lotsberg/data/norway/bru.html The World's Longest Tunnel Page (bridge section)]
*Maps and satellite photos coord|66|2|10|N|12|42|30|EPictures of Helgeland Bridge
* [http://chronology.free.fr/pictures/pic/no36.jpg] [http://www.thorstenbroenner.de/norwegentourfoto75.htm] [http://www.reuber-norwegen.de/Nordland/NordlandAlstahaug09.html] [http://www.reuber-norwegen.de/Nordland/Nordland36.html] [http://foto.no/bilder/images/183470.jpg] [http://www.foto.no/bilder/images/130772.jpg]
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