Ramsund Bridge

Ramsund Bridge
Ramsundbrua
Coordinates 68°30′25″N 16°26′58″E / 68.5069°N 16.4494°E / 68.5069; 16.4494Coordinates: 68°30′25″N 16°26′58″E / 68.5069°N 16.4494°E / 68.5069; 16.4494
Carries 711
Crosses Ramsundet
Locale Tjeldsund, Norway
Characteristics
Total length 240 metres (790 ft)
Longest span 36 metres (118 ft)
History
Opened 1986

Ramsund Bridge (Norwegian: Ramsundbrua) is a bridge in Nordland county, Norway.[1] It crosses the Ramsundet strait between the village of Ramsund on the mainland and the island of Tjeldøya in Tjeldsund municipality. The bridge is 240 metres (790 ft) long and the longest span is 36 metres (118 ft). The bridge was built in 1986 to replace a ferry route.

See also

References

  1. "Ramsundet bru" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-06-08.


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