The Mjøsa Bridge ( Norwegian : Mjøsbrua ) is a box girder bridge that crosses Lake Mjøsa in Innlandet county, Norway . The east side of the bridge begins in the town of Moelv in Ringsaker Municipality and the village of Biri in Gjøvik Municipality . The bridge is 1,421 metres (4,662 ft) long, the longest span is 69 metres (226 ft), and the clearance to the water below is 15 metres (49 ft). The bridge has 21 spans and one vehicular lane in each direction. The Mjøsa Bridge was opened in 1985.
3-620: The government is currently planning to replace the bridge with a new four-lane bridge over the lake as part of an expansion of the E6 highway around Moelv. Work (or construction) on the (new, wooden) bridge has been paused as of Q3 2022, as a consequence of the 2022 collapse of the Tretten Bridge in Norway. 60°55′42″N 10°39′57″E / 60.92833°N 10.66583°E / 60.92833; 10.66583 This article about
6-487: A bridge in Norway is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of bridge failures#2000–present This is a list of bridge failures . 4 died when beam broke, 21 died when truss fell into river Proposed replacement by combined road and railway bridge. Rebuilt in 1950; parallel span opened in 2007. Reopened on 18 November of that year. Replaced with a self-anchored suspension bridge and approach spans in 2013. The entire structure - which
9-573: Was built in 1957 - had been closed for two years. The collapse had a significant economic impact on the region since the Causeway is the only road connecting South Padre Island to Port Isabel. The bridge also carried electricity lines and fresh water to the island. State officials brought in ferries to temporarily carry cars across the Laguna Madre. Repair cost for the bridge was estimated US$ 5 million. Replacement bridge opened 20 December
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