Varodd Bridge

Old Varodd Bridge

Gamle Varoddbrua
The new westbound Varodd Bridge with the Old Varodd Bridge still in place in 2015.
Coordinates58°10′N 8°04′E / 58.16°N 8.06°E / 58.16; 8.06
Characteristics
DesignFormer suspension bridge[1]
Total length618 metres (2,028 ft)[2]
Height70 metres (230 ft)[2]
Longest span337 metres (1,106 ft)[1]
No. of spans8
Clearance below30 metres (98 ft)[2]
History
Opened1956[1]
Replaced byThe eastbound cantilever bridge (2020)
Location
Map

The Varodd Bridges are two parallel cantilever bridges in Kristiansand municipality, in Agder county, Norway, and they cross the Topdalsfjorden. They are named after the peninsula on the western shore. It goes from Vige and ends in Søm in Kristiansand. The bridges carry the European route E18 highway over the fjord.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Old Varodd Bridge at Structurae
  2. ^ a b c "Old Varodd Bridge". Bridge-Info.org. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  3. ^ Merzagora, Eugenio A. (ed.). "Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (> 500 m)". Norske bruer og viadukter. Retrieved 2017-02-01.