Raftsundet Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Box girder bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Construction method: |
Balanced cantilever method
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| Built: | 1996 - 1998 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Lofoten, Nordland, Norway, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 298 m | |
| total length | 711 m | |
| span lengths | 86 m - 202 m - 298 m - 125 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 3 500 t | |
| concrete volume | 14 700 m3 |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| deck of main span |
prestressed lightweight concrete
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Chronology
| 24 June 1998 | Cantilevers are joined. |
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| 6 November 1998 | Bridge is opened. |
Participants
Owner
Architecture
Structural engineering
Contractor
Prestressing
Formwork
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Rekordspannweiten norwegischer Spannbetonbalkenbrücken, in "Bautechnik", January 2000, n. 1 v. 77
- Raftsundet Bridge in Lofoten, Norway, in "Structural Engineering International", May 1999, n. 2 v. 9
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0001759 |
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| Created: | 18/08/2001 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |