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Norddal bridge-A piece of art
"The first preparations started as early as the summer of 1900. Stone had to be quarried in the vicinity, sandpits had to be located to make mortar, and these materials and cement had to be transported to the site. The plans for the bridge were ready in May 1901 in some time tunnels were blasted out on both sides of the ravine and timber for the scaffolding was brought up.
The various part of the bridge were brought up during the winter, having been prefabricated in Germany. A German company (MAN) was in charge of the construction. In April 1902, Spiess, the engineer in charge, and his smiths arrived to start   assembling the bridge. In July, the superstructure was transferred directly from railway wagons standing on a temporary track running through the Norddal tunnel. Finally, on August  31 the job was finished and the bridge could be handed over to the Norwegian Railway Company. The task of laying the rails could begin."
                                                                                                Hikes along the navvy road  by  Agge Theander

"The first ore train crossed the bridge on 15 November 1902 and the last one on 1 October 1988. Then a new stretch of line was opened north of the bridge, near where the British firm had suggested placing the line a century earlier.
The bridge was used to transport 1000 million tons of iron ore for 86 years. Now it is a protected historical monument and is waiting to be made serviceable once more, this time to show visitors the technical achievements from the turn of the century."
                                                                                             Hikes along the navvy  road  by Agge Theander