General Information
| Other name(s): | High Coast Bridge |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1993 |
| Completion: | 1 December 1997 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Three-span suspension bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Construction method: |
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Location
| Location: |
Veda, Västernorrlands län, Sweden |
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| Crosses: |
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| Carries: |
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| Coordinates: | 62° 48' 8.46" N 17° 56' 46.51" E |
| Coordinates: | 62° 47' 36.89" N 17° 55' 54.13" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 1 210 m | |
| total length | 1 867 m | |
| deck | deck width | 17.80 m |
| pylons | pylon height | 186 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 14 000 t | |
| concrete volume | 40 000 m³ |
Materials
| cables |
steel
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| deck |
steel
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| pylons |
reinforced concrete
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The High Coast Bridge (Swedish: Högakustenbron), also known as the Veda Bridge (Swedish: Vedabron), is a suspension bridge crossing the mouth of the river Ångermanälven near Veda, on the border between the municipalities of Härnösand and Kramfors in the province of Ångermanland in northern Sweden. The area is often referred to as High Coast, hence its name. The older bridge across the same river is the Sandö Bridge, in a new extension of the European route E4. It is (as of 2016) the third longest suspension bridge in Scandinavia (after the Great Belt Fixed Link in Denmark and Hardanger Bridge in Norway), the fourth longest in Europe, and the 21th longest of the world.
The total length is 1,867 metres (6,125 ft), the span is 1,210 metres (3,970 ft), and the column pillars are 180 metres (591 ft) tall. The max height for ships is 40 metres (131 ft). The bridge was constructed between 1993 and 1997 and was officially opened on 1 December 1997 by king Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
The shorter name, the Veda Bridge, refers to the village Veda, which lies 1 km west of the south abutment of the bridge.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Höga Kusten Bridge" and modified on April 4, 2022 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
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Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner
- Holger S. Svensson (checking engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1998): Field measurements of a 1210 m span suspension bridge during erection. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, Kobe, Japan, September 1998, pp. 217-222.
- (1998): Höga Kusten Bridge. Main cable anchorages and pylon foundations. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, Kobe, Japan, September 1998, pp. 435-440.
- (1994): Höga Kusten Bridge (Sweden). Presented at: International Conference IABSE-FIP: Ponts suspendus et à haubans = Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, France, 12-15 October 1994, pp. 107.
- (1999): Höga Kusten Bridge, Sweden. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 9, n. 2 (May 1999), pp. 106-108.
- (1999): Le Passage. 1st edition, Everest Communication, Luxembourg (Luxembourg), pp. 178-181.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000446 - Published on:
03/11/1999 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
