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Höga Kusten Bridge

High Coast Bridge
High Coast Bridge
High Coast Bridge
High Coast Bridge

General Information

Structural Type: Suspension bridge
Function / usage: Road bridge
Other name(s): High Coast Bridge
Built: 1993 - 1997
Status: in use

Geographic Information & Related Structures

Location: Veda, Västernorrlands län, Sweden, Europe
Crosses
  • Ångermansälven River
Carries
  • E4 Motorway [Sweden]

Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 1210 m
total length 1.8 km
deck deck width 17.80 m
pylon pylon height 180 m

Quantities

structural steel 14 000 t
concrete volume 40 000 m3

Materials

cables steel
deck steel
pylons reinforced concrete

Participants

Architecture
Wind tunnel testing
Subconsultant
Checking engineering
Co-contractor
Subcontractor
Cable steel supplier
Catwalk

Relevant Web Sites

Relevant Publications

  • Strand start, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", August 1996, n. 4 v. 2
  • Jörgensen, Gerner Rörsö & Petersen, Anton & Pettersson, Lars Höga Kusten Bridge, Sweden, in "Structural Engineering International", May 1999, n. 2 v. 9
  • Jörgensen, Gerner Rörsö & Pettersson, Lars & Petersen, Anton & Andersen, Erik Yding Höga Kusten Bridge (Sweden), presented at Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, 12.-15.10.1994.
  • Larose, Guy L. & Johnson, Rickard & Damsgaard, Aage Field measurements of a 1210 m span suspension bridge during erection, presented at Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, IABSE Symposium, Kobe, 1998.
  • Ottander, Catherine A work of art, Page One Publishing
  • Pettersson, Lars Höga Kusten Bridge, presented at Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, IABSE Symposium, Kobe, 1998.
  • Quaranta, Arnaud Le Passage (1st edition), Everest Communication, Luxembourg (Luxembourg), ISBN 287996976X, 1999; pp. 178-181

Internal Information

Structure-ID: s0000446
Created: 03/11/1999
Last Updated: 05/03/2013