Concrete bridge, snowy islands, turquoise ocean, winter, Storseisundet Bridge, Norway

Concrete connection

Numerous nooks and countless crannies make Norway's coast one of the longest in the world. Vast fjords and narrow channels divide islands and peninsulas in all directions, and this complex geography calls for a lot of land connections. Concrete cantilever bridges—like this one, the more southerly of the twin Fredvang Bridges—are commonplace not just in archipelagic areas like here in Lofoten, but all over Norway. Their prevalence began in the postwar period when steel was scarce, leading Norwegians to advance the use of prestressed concrete for short, strait-hopping spans.