The Svinesund Road Bridge, connecting Norway and Sweden across the Ide Fjord, is one of the world's largest single arch bridges. The bridge officially opened to traffic on Sunday 12 June 2005.
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The Svinesund Road Bridge, connecting Norway and Sweden across the Ide Fjord,... -
Construction of the arch showing the cable stays and the auxiliary towers. -
Cross-section of the bridge superstructure. -
Laying the foundations for the arch. -
The middle section of Svinesund Bridge was lifted into place from barges on... -
The old Svinesund Bridge seen from the top of one of the auxiliary towers of... -
Middle section of Svinesund Bridge being lifted to its final position. -
E6 road on the Swedish side being rerouted to join bridge. -
Arch construction technique on Svinesund Bridge. -
Svinesund Bridge layout.
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