Fretheim Bridge - Flåm, Norway
N 60° 51.880 E 007° 06.980
32V E 397696 N 6749182
The Fretheim Bridge is a wooden arch bridge in the village Flåm, Norway.
Waymark Code: WMPB9D
Location:
Date Posted: 08/02/2015
Views: 5
"Fretheim bridge is a road bridge in Aurland municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The arch bridge is made from glulam wood, is 38 meters long, and was opened in 2006. It crosses the Flåm river, downtown Flåm village."
--Source (
visit link)
"The 3-hinge arch has a free span of about 40 m, and... [has a] copper “roof”. ...the arch support, which accommodates a (double) steel tie rod, is made to cover the entire base of the arch. Both sides of the arch are covered by a creosote Venetian blind type protection that will keep both rain and sun away from the arch, and at the same time provide adequate “ventilation” of the massive glulam arch. In this particular case the arch itself is not creosote impregnated, but the glulam is pressure salt impregnated."
--Source (
visit link)