Hardangerbridge, Norway

Ingenioren · March 1st, 2009, 06:40 PM

Contracts has been signed, and 26 february construction started on the Hardangerbridge project. The lengt is 1380 meters, and the span is 1310 meters. Sailingsheight is 55 meters and towers reach 186 meters.

The bridge will have to lanes and a with of 7,5 meter for the roadway, and a bike/walkpath. The trafic on the bridge is only estimated for 1850 vehicles per day in 2020 since it's located in a very sparsely populated area. Opening is scheduled for 2013.

Atm. a ferry runs over the fjord every 20 - 60 minutes depending on the season, the ferry takes 10 minutes. Project will cost 1800 million kroner (around 200 million euro.) and over half of this will be payed by toll on the ferry and after completion on the bridge.

The national routes 7 and 13 crosses the fjord, route 7 is the shortest road between Norways largest cities Bergen and Oslo - but it's not prefered because of poor road condition and bad weather across 1300 meter high Hardangervidda plateau. Route 13 is a prefered inland north/south regional connection.

In each end of the bridge it goes directly into a tunnel with a trafic-circle, a total of 2,4 km tunnel and 0,8 km road is included in the project:

Webcam of construction:

foxmulder_ms · March 2nd, 2009, 05:08 PM

This bridge has wow factor. I liked it.

Gaeus · March 3rd, 2009, 01:55 AM

I wonder why they build a suspension bridge on this? why not a tunnel instead? It's unique though.

Ingenioren · March 3rd, 2009, 09:16 AM

The fjord is very deep, 800 m at the deepest point.

Nexis · March 4th, 2009, 05:47 PM

What's the point of this Bridge?

its in middle of No where in a fjord

Ingenioren · March 4th, 2009, 07:33 PM

It's a link between the west and south/eastern areas of the country.

jonovision · March 5th, 2009, 05:20 AM

It looks awesome! Like something out of Lord of the Rings.

city_thing · March 5th, 2009, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nexis

What's the point of this Bridge?

its in middle of No where in a fjord

The bridge looks great - Good work Norway.

WonderlandPark · March 6th, 2009, 06:43 AM

Wow is right, amazing bridge, and the way you approach it from the tunnel is amazing. 30 meters longer than the Golden Gate, wow

gramercy · March 7th, 2009, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nexis

What's the point of this Bridge?

its in middle of No where in a fjord

whats the point of asking stupid questions?

anyhouuuu, this bridge has an xxx-fakta, i like it

katia72 · March 7th, 2009, 09:57 PM

And gest who pay for it.....people in Oslo ! WASTE OF PEOPLES MONEY

***ChrisZwolle*** · March 7th, 2009, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by katia72

And gest who pay for it.....people in Oslo ! WASTE OF PEOPLES MONEY

That's how taxes generally work. Especially in rural areas, the local tax income is far too low to sustain some kind of infrastructure. Other regions make up for this.

city_thing · March 8th, 2009, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by katia72

And gest who pay for it.....people in Oslo ! WASTE OF PEOPLES MONEY

You're all rolling in oil money though!

It's better to have people employed and working on this bridge than unemployed and without a nice new bridge

Ingenioren · March 8th, 2009, 07:35 PM

I don't think we should complain with the 30 milliard kroner road-package comming up for Greater Oslo... ;D

gramercy · March 9th, 2009, 04:44 AM

yea, my thinking exactly

btw you should also speed up high speed train construction

Ingenioren · March 9th, 2009, 09:46 AM

Speed up? You mean get our fingers out of our asses and start already! We are still at the point discussing weather or not it's a good idea to build HSR at all....

He Named Thor · March 9th, 2009, 06:51 PM

I'm not sure if I like the bridge, or just the scenery around it. Either way, very beautiful.

gramercy · March 9th, 2009, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ingenioren

Speed up? You mean get our fingers out of our asses and start already! We are still at the point discussing weather or not it's a good idea to build HSR at all....

I think single-track HSLs would be great, because you dont need the capacity, you just need the speed. Buses are great to get around Norway because of the view, but considering the size of the country you should definitely have HSR.

Im thinking Oslo-Kristiansand-Stavanger, Oslo-Bergen and Oslo-Trondheim.

Arpels · March 11th, 2009, 07:07 PM

impressive by the efect in the landscape this bridge, and by the big lengt too, is deep the Fjord in this place

Ingenioren · March 12th, 2009, 12:00 AM

I tryed to find data for the dept of the fjord, but couldn't find it. It's likely to be more than 200 meters... Deepest spot in the fjord is 850 meters...

March 1st, 2009, 06:40 PM	#1
Ingenioren Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 4,996 Likes (Received): 19	Hardangerbridge, Norway Contracts has been signed, and 26 february construction started on the Hardangerbridge project. The lengt is 1380 meters, and the span is 1310 meters. Sailingsheight is 55 meters and towers reach 186 meters. The bridge will have to lanes and a with of 7,5 meter for the roadway, and a bike/walkpath. The trafic on the bridge is only estimated for 1850 vehicles per day in 2020 since it's located in a very sparsely populated area. Opening is scheduled for 2013. Atm. a ferry runs over the fjord every 20 - 60 minutes depending on the season, the ferry takes 10 minutes. Project will cost 1800 million kroner (around 200 million euro.) and over half of this will be payed by toll on the ferry and after completion on the bridge. The national routes 7 and 13 crosses the fjord, route 7 is the shortest road between Norways largest cities Bergen and Oslo - but it's not prefered because of poor road condition and bad weather across 1300 meter high Hardangervidda plateau. Route 13 is a prefered inland north/south regional connection. In each end of the bridge it goes directly into a tunnel with a trafic-circle, a total of 2,4 km tunnel and 0,8 km road is included in the project: Webcam of construction: __________________ I want to see some construction! Last edited by Ingenioren; August 25th, 2010 at 02:50 PM.

March 3rd, 2009, 09:16 AM	#4
Ingenioren Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 4,996 Likes (Received): 19	The fjord is very deep, 800 m at the deepest point. __________________ I want to see some construction!

March 4th, 2009, 05:47 PM	#5
Nexis Greetings form New Jersey Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Along the Pascack Valley line Posts: 4,354 Likes (Received): 124	What's the point of this Bridge? its in middle of No where in a fjord __________________ My FLICKR Page http://www.flickr.com/photos/42178139@N06/ Check it out , i have Great Road , Rail , Cityscape and Nature Photos Check Out my Youtube Channel , lots of Regional Rail , Subway , Light Rail and Sim City 4 videos http://www.youtube.com/user/Nexis4Jersey

March 4th, 2009, 07:33 PM	#6
Ingenioren Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 4,996 Likes (Received): 19	It's a link between the west and south/eastern areas of the country. __________________ I want to see some construction!

March 6th, 2009, 06:43 AM	#9
WonderlandPark nomadist Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,178 Likes (Received): 1	Wow is right, amazing bridge, and the way you approach it from the tunnel is amazing. 30 meters longer than the Golden Gate, wow __________________ Images of travel, cities and architecture on pixelmap

March 2nd, 2009, 05:08 PM	#2
foxmulder_ms Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 266 Likes (Received): 0	This bridge has wow factor. I liked it.

March 3rd, 2009, 01:55 AM	#3
Gaeus 500-Internal Server Error Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 1,471 Likes (Received): 7	I wonder why they build a suspension bridge on this? why not a tunnel instead? It's unique though.

March 5th, 2009, 05:20 AM	#7
jonovision Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Halifax Posts: 488 Likes (Received): 0	It looks awesome! Like something out of Lord of the Rings.

March 7th, 2009, 09:57 PM	#11
katia72 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Trojmiasto Posts: 211 Likes (Received): 0	And gest who pay for it.....people in Oslo ! WASTE OF PEOPLES MONEY

March 8th, 2009, 07:35 PM	#14
Ingenioren Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 4,996 Likes (Received): 19	I don't think we should complain with the 30 milliard kroner road-package comming up for Greater Oslo... ;D __________________ I want to see some construction!

March 9th, 2009, 04:44 AM	#15
gramercy spaghetti cat Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,792 Likes (Received): 120	yea, my thinking exactly btw you should also speed up high speed train construction __________________ awash in a sea of semi-conscious, intellectual- and emotional midgets

March 9th, 2009, 09:46 AM	#16
Ingenioren Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 4,996 Likes (Received): 19	Speed up? You mean get our fingers out of our asses and start already! We are still at the point discussing weather or not it's a good idea to build HSR at all.... __________________ I want to see some construction!

March 9th, 2009, 06:51 PM	#17
He Named Thor Just kidding. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Beautiful Sheboygan, WI Posts: 688 Likes (Received): 37	I'm not sure if I like the bridge, or just the scenery around it. Either way, very beautiful.

March 11th, 2009, 07:07 PM	#19
Arpels Αλέξανδρος Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Guarda/Moita Posts: 52,624 Likes (Received): 3	impressive by the efect in the landscape this bridge, and by the big lengt too, is deep the Fjord in this place

March 12th, 2009, 12:00 AM	#20
Ingenioren Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 4,996 Likes (Received): 19	I tryed to find data for the dept of the fjord, but couldn't find it. It's likely to be more than 200 meters... Deepest spot in the fjord is 850 meters... __________________ I want to see some construction!

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