Lokkaren Bridge

Lokkaren Bridge Lokkarbrua
Coordinates	64°30′25″N 11°26′37″E / 64.5070°N 11.4435°E / 64.5070; 11.4435Coordinates: 64°30′25″N 11°26′37″E / 64.5070°N 11.4435°E / 64.5070; 11.4435
Carries	Fylkesvei 767
Crosses	Lokkarsundet
Characteristics
Design	Suspension bridge
Total length	435 metres (1,427 ft)
Longest span	225 metres (738 ft)
History
Opened	2 December 1977

Lokkaren Bridge (Norwegian: Lokkarbrua or Lokkaren bru) is a suspension bridge that crosses the strait Lokkarsundet between the mainland in Namsos and the island of Otterøya in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northwest of the town of Namsos. The 435-metre (1,427 ft) long bridge was opened on 2 December 1977.^[1]

References

↑ Store norske leksikon. "Lokkaren bru" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-08-23.

External links

A page with pictures of Lokkaren Bridge

Major bridges in Norway

Suspension bridges	Alversund Askøy Bømla Brevik Djupfjord Folda Fossum Fyksesund Gjemnessund Hagelsund Hålogaland Hardanger Kjellingstraumen Kjerringstraumen Kvalsund Lokkaren Lysefjord Nærøysund Osterøy Randøy Rombak Skjomen Sotra Stord Tana Tjeldsund Varodd

Cable-stayed bridges	Grenland Helgeland Nordhordland Sami Skarnsund Stavanger City Ypsilon

Pontoon bridges	Bergsøysund Nordhordland

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