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Brønnøysund Bridge

Bridge in Brønnøy Municipality, Norway

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Overview

The Brønnøysund Bridge ( ) is a cantilevered road bridge near the town of Brønnøysund in Brønnøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The bridge was constructed in 1979 and it connects the small island of Torget with the mainland just south of Brønnøysund. The bridge has a maximum clearance to the sea of . It consists of 20 spans, the longest of which is . The bridge deck is made of pre-stressed concrete. The island of Torget is well known for the mountain Torghatten, which has a hole, or natural tunnel, straight through it.

See also

*List of bridges in Norway *List of bridges in Norway by length

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*A picture of the Brønnøysund Bridge *Another picture of the bridge *

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