Varodd Bridge
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.
Old Varodd Bridge Gamle Varoddbrua | |
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The new westbound Varodd Bridge with the Old Varodd Bridge still in place in 2015. | |
| Coordinates | 58°10′N 8°04′E |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Former suspension bridge |
| Total length | 618 metres (2,028 ft) |
| Height | 70 metres (230 ft) |
| Longest span | 337 metres (1,106 ft) |
| No. of spans | 8 |
| Clearance below | 30 metres (98 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1956 |
| Replaced by | The eastbound cantilever bridge (2020) |
| Location | |
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