Hølendalen Bridges
The Hølendalen Bridges (Norwegian: Hølendalen broer) are three parallel concrete cantilever bridge which cross Hølendalen in Vestby, Norway. One carries two tracks of the Østfold Line, the other two carry four lanes of European Road E6. The bridges have four spans, the two in center at 128 meters (420 ft) and the two outer at 80 meters (260 ft). The overall lengths are 416 meters (1,365 ft). The bridges are up to 50 meters (160 ft) above the valley and the creek of Såna.
Hølendalen Bridge Hølendalen bru | |
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| Coordinates | 59.537°N 10.727°E |
| Carries | Østfold Line European Road E6 |
| Crosses | Hølendalen, Såna |
| Locale | Hølen, Vestby, Norway |
| Owner | Bane NOR Norwegian Public Roads Administration |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilever |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 416 m (1,365 ft) |
| Height | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Longest span | 128 m (420 ft) |
| No. of spans | 4 |
| History | |
| Architect | Lunde og Løvset |
| Engineering design by | Johs Holt |
| Constructed by | Skanska |
| Construction cost | 174 million kr |
| Opened | 21 September 1996 |
| Replaces | Hølen Viaduct |
| Location | |
Proposals for bridges were first made in 1988, as part of a joint planning of a new high-speed railway and freeway through Vestby. Johs Holt were the structural engineers and Lunde og Løvset architects. The railway bridge was built first and opened on 21 September 1996. The freeway bridges followed afterwards. They have won among other awards Betongtavlen in 1999.