Varodd Bridge
Coordinates: 58°9′40″N 8°3′20″E / 58.16111°N 8.05556°E The Varodd Bridges are two parallel bridges in Kristiansand municipality, in Vest-Agder, Norway, and cross Topdalsfjorden. They are named after the peninsula on the western shore.
The Old Varodd Bridge
| The Old Varodd Bridge | |
|---|---|
 The Old Varodd Bridge, and the New Varodd Bridge in the background | |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge[1] |
| Total length | 618 metres (2,028 ft)[2] |
| Height | 70 metres (230 ft)[2] |
| Longest span | 337 metres (1,106 ft)[1] |
| Clearance below | 32 metres (105 ft)[2] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1956[1] |
The Old Varodd Bridge is the oldest of the two bridges, which opened in 1956. It is a 618 metres (2,028 ft) long suspension bridge, with a main span of 337 metres (1,106 ft). The two towers reaches 70 metres (230 ft) above sea level.[1][2]
Before the completion of the second bridge, this was the only bridge crossing Topdalsfjorden, making the two lane bridge carry traffic in both directions. Now Old Varodd Bridge only facilitates eastbound traffic.
The New Varodd Bridge
| The New Varodd Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilever bridge[3] |
| Total length | 660 metres (2,170 ft)[3] |
| Longest span | 260 metres (850 ft)[3] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1993[3] |
The New Varodd Bridge is parallel to the older bridge, and was completed in 1993 at a cost of US$13 million.[4] It is a cantilever bridge, with a main span of 260 metres (850 ft) and a total length of 663 metres (2,175 ft).[3]
It was built solely to relieve the older bridge, and the two lanes only handles westbound traffic.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Varodd Bridge at Structurae
- 1 2 3 4 "Old Varodd Bridge". Bridge-Info.org. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Varodd Bridge at Structurae
- ↑ "Construction Facts - The Sourcebook of Statistics, Records and Resources" (PDF), Engineering News Record (McGraw Hill), vol. 251, Number 20a, November 2003, retrieved 9 August 2014
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