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Encyclopedia > Gisund Bridge

Gisund Bridge (Gisundbrua) is a cantilever road bridge that crosses Gisundet from Finnsnes on the mainland to Silsand on Senja in Troms county in Norway. The bridge is 1147 metres long, the main span is 143 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 41 metres. The bridge has 25 spans. The Forth Rail Bridge, a cantilever bridge with three balanced (double) cantilevers Cantilever is an engineering term referring to a construction technique in which loads are carried by a beam to a strong mounting point. ... This article is about the edifice. ... Finnsnes is a town in county of Troms in Norway. ... Senja is the second largest island in Norway and is located near the middle of the Troms county coastline. ... Troms is a county in northern Norway, bordering Finnmark and Nordland. ...


Gisund Bridge was opened on June 23, 1972. June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...


See also

This list is by no means complete. ... This is a list of the bridges in Norway listed by their full lenght above water or land. ... The List of bridges is a link page for any bridge. ... This is a list of the worlds bridges sorted by their full length above land or water. ...

External links

  • A picture of the bridge
  • http://home.no.net/lotsberg/data/norway/bru.html


 
 

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