Saltstraumen Bridge

The Saltstraumen Bridge (Norwegian: Saltstraumen bru) is a cantilever box girder bridge that crosses the Saltstraumen strait between the islands of Knaplundsøya and Straumøya in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The bridge spans across the Saltfjorden from the town of Bodø.

The Saltstraumen Bridge

Saltstraumen Bridge Saltstraumen bru
Saltstraumen with the Saltstraumen Bridge and the Børvasstindan mountains
Coordinates	67°13′51″N 14°36′41″E
Carries	Fv17
Crosses	Saltstraumen
Locale	Bodø, Norway
Characteristics
Design	Cantilever bridge
Material	Concrete
Total length	768 metres (2,520 ft)
Width	11.3 metres (37 ft)
Longest span	160 metres (520 ft)
No. of spans	10
Clearance above	41 metres (135 ft)
History
Construction cost	25 million kr[1]
Opened	1977[1]
Location

The bridge is 768 metres (2,520 ft) long, the longest of the 10 spans is 160 metres (520 ft), and the maximum clearance to the sea is 41 metres (135 ft). The bridge is made of prestressed concrete. Saltstraumen Bridge was opened in 1978.^[2][3][4]

See also

• List of bridges in Norway
• List of bridges in Norway by length
• List of bridges
• List of bridges by length