Kjellingstraumen Bridge

{{short description|Bridge in Gildeskål, Norway}} {{Infobox bridge |fetchwikidata = coordinates |name = Kjellingstraumen Bridge |native_name = Kjellingstraumen bru<br />Kjellingstraumbrua |native_name_lang = no |official_name = |other_name = |image = Kjellingstraumen bru, West view 20150608 1.jpg |image_size = 250px |alt = |caption = View of the bridge |carries = {{fylkesvei|17}} |crosses = Kjellingsundet strait at the<br />mouth of the [[Beiar Fjord]] |locale = [[Gildeskål Municipality]], [[Norway]] |design = [[Suspension bridge]] |material = |length = {{convert|662|m}} |width = |height = |mainspan = {{convert|260|m}} |spans = |pierswater = |load = |clearance = |below = {{convert|29|m}} |begin = |cost = |complete = |open = 1975 |inaugurated = |toll = |traffic = }}

The '''Kjellingstraumen Bridge''' ({{langx|no|Kjellingstraumen bru or Kjellingstraumbrua}}) is a [[suspension bridge]] that crosses the Kjellingsundet strait at the mouth of the [[Beiar Fjord]] ({{langx|no|Beiarfjorden}}) in [[Gildeskål Municipality]], [[Nordland]] county, [[Norway]]. The bridge, which has a total length of {{convert|662|m|adj=on}}, carries [[Norwegian County Road 17]]. It was opened in 1975, featuring the longest span of {{convert|260|m}}.<ref>{{cite book|url= http://www.lotsberg.net/data/norway/bru.html |chapter=Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (> 500 m) |editor-last=Merzagora|editor-first=Eugenio A.|title=Norske bruer og viadukter|accessdate=2019-01-31}}</ref><ref>{{Structurae|id=20007715|title=Kjellingstraumbrua}}. Retrieved 2019-01-31.</ref>

[[File:Noorwegen 093.jpg|thumb|left|The Kjellingstraumen Bridge]]

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==External links== *[http://www.jonjonassen.net/gildeskal/gildeskal_bilder/015gildeskal.jpg A picture of the Kjellingstraumen Bridge]

[[Category:Gildeskål Municipality]] [[Category:Road bridges in Nordland]] [[Category:Bridges completed in 1975]] [[Category:Suspension bridges in Norway]] [[Category:1975 establishments in Norway]] [[Category:Norwegian County Road 17]] [[Category:Roads within the Arctic Circle]]