Kjøllsæter Bridge

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The Kjøllsæter Bridge (Norwegian Kjøllsæterbrua) is a 158-metre-long (518 ft) wooden bridge that crosses the river Renaelva in Åmot in Innlandet county, Norway. The bridge connects two large military training areas for the , and is built for tank guns and other heavy machines crossing it. It also gives the people living in Rød area a better road connection. The bridge is keeping the NATO standard, and stand 109 metric tons on a span of 30 metres. The Kjøllsæter Bridge is probably one of the strongest wooden bridges in the world.[citation needed] The clearance to the water is 5.5 metres.

The Kjøllsæter bridge was opened 17 August 2006. Total cost reached 32 million Norwegian kroner, equivalent to about US$6 million.

Coordinates: 61°13′18″N 11°29′39″E / 61.2217°N 11.4943°E / 61.2217; 11.4943

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