On the road - Reine to Lyngen North, Norway
The road follows the route Å – Leknes – Svolvær – Gullesfjordbotn – Evenes – Bjerkvik – Kiruna – Töre – Luleå.
Most of the road is paved and two-lane, with the exception of some bridges between islands in Nordland[1]. It has a 90–100 km/h (56–62 mph) speed limit in Sweden,[2] and is usually 7-8 meters wide, enough to make encounters between heavy vehicles trouble-free. In Norway the road is much more twisting than in Sweden, and around 6–7,5 m wide usually with a speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph). New sections have been built 7.5 m (25 ft) wide in the last 15 years, but there are still many narrow parts left. Often, the 6 m (20 ft) width makes encounters between heavy vehicles tight. For the last 50 km, until Å, the road is mostly less than 6 m (20 ft) wide, often 5 m (16 ft). Buses and caravans should avoid driving here, but many of them do so anyway.
Hålogaland Bridge, Narvik, Norway. Sept. 24, 2019
The Hålogaland Bridge (Norwegian: Hålogalandsbrua) is a suspension bridge which crosses the Rombaksfjorden in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, It is 1.5km long and is the second-longest bridge span in Norway.
The span of the bridge was built as a closed steel box girder. The main span is 1,145m and the side spans are 240m and 149m. The navigational clearance is 42m, while the height of the pylons is 175m. The bridge has two main cables with a length of 1,621m-long and a diameter of 47cm. The hanging cables and suspension rods increase safety for travellers.
The A-shaped bridge also has five pillars with height ranging from 12m to 30m. It has a sailing height of 40m and sailing width of 200m.
The bridge top has an inverted pyramid shape, providing enough space for lighting and protection from bad weather. The main deck consists of a streamlined steel box with two road lanes and a 3.5m-wide foot and cycle path. The bridge is anchored on both sides with the help of conventional rock anchors.
