Grenland Bridge (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 part of the European Route E18 highway and it crosses the Frierfjord, a fjord in Telemark county. The bridge connects the town of Brevik in Porsgrunn Municipality to the town of Stathelle in Bamble Municipality. When built, it replaced Brevik Bridge (Breviksbrua) as the primary route across the fjord.[2][3]
Grenland Bridge Grenlandsbrua | |
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 View of the Grenlandsbrua, seen from Breviksbrua | |
| Coordinates | 59°03′11″N 9°40′32″E / 59.05296°N 9.675608°E |
| Carries | Two lanes of E18 |
| Crosses | Frierfjord |
| Locale | Porsgrunn / Bamble, Telemark, Norway |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 608 metres (1,995 ft) |
| Width | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Height | 168 metres (551 ft) |
| Longest span | 305 metres (1,001 ft) |
| Clearance below | 50 metres (160 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | 180 million kr[1] |
| Opened | 1996 |
| Location | |
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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] It has two lanes, one per direction.
In 2021 the construction of a similar bridge started just west of the existing bridge. It will be opened in 2025, and then there will be four-lane motorway traffic with one direction per bridge.[5]
References
edit- ^ 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 15 November 2016.
- ^ Grenland Bridge at Structurae
- ^ "Nye Veier starter opp på nye Grenlandsbrua". www.bygg.no (in Norwegian). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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