# Kjellingstraumen Bridge

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Bridge in Gildeskål, Norway

Kjellingstraumen Bridge Kjellingstraumen bru Kjellingstraumbrua View of the bridge Coordinates 67°04′42″N 14°18′05″E / 67.0783°N 14.3014°E / 67.0783; 14.3014 Carries Fv17 Crosses Kjellingsundet strait at the mouth of the Beiar Fjord Locale Gildeskål Municipality, Norway Characteristics Design Suspension bridge Total length 662 metres (2,172 ft) Longest span 260 metres (850 ft) Clearance below 29 metres (95 ft) History Opened 1975 Location Interactive map of Kjellingstraumen Bridge

The **Kjellingstraumen Bridge** ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Kjellingstraumen bru or Kjellingstraumbrua*) is a [suspension bridge](/source/Suspension_bridge) that crosses the Kjellingsundet strait at the mouth of the [Beiar Fjord](/source/Beiar_Fjord) ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Beiarfjorden*) in [Gildeskål Municipality](/source/Gildesk%C3%A5l_Municipality), [Nordland](/source/Nordland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The bridge, which has a total length of 662-metre (2,172 ft), carries [Norwegian County Road 17](/source/Norwegian_County_Road_17). It was opened in 1975, featuring the longest span of 260 metres (850 ft).[1][2]

The Kjellingstraumen Bridge

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Merzagora, Eugenio A. (ed.). "Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (> 500 m)". [*Norske bruer og viadukter*](http://www.lotsberg.net/data/norway/bru.html). Retrieved 2019-01-31.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Kjellingstraumbrua](https://structurae.net/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=20007715) at *[Structurae](/source/Structurae)*. Retrieved 2019-01-31.

## External links

- [A picture of the Kjellingstraumen Bridge](http://www.jonjonassen.net/gildeskal/gildeskal_bilder/015gildeskal.jpg)

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