Skjeggestad Bridge
Skjeggestad Bridge Skjeggestadbrua | |
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| Coordinates | 59°28′14″N 10°17′56″E / 59.470596°N 10.299017°E |
| Carries |  E18 |
| Crosses | Mofjellbekken river |
| Locale | Holmestrand Municipality |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 229 metres (751 ft) |
| Longest span | 39 metres (128 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | 2001 (2016) |
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Skjeggestad Bridge (Norwegian: Skjeggestadbrua) is the name of two parallel highway bridges on the European route E18 highway in Holmestrand Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The bridges are located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southwest of the town of Holmestrand.
History
On 2 February 2015, the southbound bridge partially collapsed. No one was injured and both bridges were closed after collapse. The collapse was caused by a landslide in the quick clay surrounding a support pillar.[1] The southbound lane was fully destroyed in controlled explosive demolitions on 21 February and 25 March 2015. The northbound lane was repaired and reopened to two-way traffic on 26 June 2015. The southbound lane was partially reopened on 1 July and fully operational on 4 July 2016,[2] 17 months after the collapse.
See also
References
- ^ "Et stort antall broer i Norge er bygget på kvikkleire" [A great number of bridges in Norway are built on quick clay]. Aftenposten. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Trafikk i ett felt på E18 Skjeggestad bru | Statens vegvesen". Statens vegvesen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 July 2016.