it is no wonder that the Helgelands Bridge won several prizes for design and has been voted Norway's most beautiful bridge
it was very popular when it opened mostly because it connected the island Alsta with the mainland. it was so popular that someone decided to build a bunch of exclusive cottages right underneath. now the concept of luxury living crowded under a bridge was a hard sell, so in a bizarre turn of events most of the empty cottages were used as temporary housing for an influx of Albanian refugees in the community.
anyway the bridge is a sight to behold from any angle in any weather. i took this series on three separate occasions under varying conditions
the bridge is so slender that it gets closed during violent storms and hurricanes which are not rare. good thing they fenced in the top of the tower.
just underneath there's a good fishing spot
all the shots so far are taken standing on the ground from the Leirfjord township side of the bridge
but bridges are made for crossing. i took the rest of this series from inside the car in traffic. luckily, i was not the driver!
it was toll financed
but once it was paid off in 2005 the toll was removed making the bridge even more cherished
and the view even more exalted
approaching from the Alsta/Sandnessjøen side reveals how nicely the bridge blends into the landscape
check it out if you get the chance.
Samsung S22 phone
some photos are edited either on the camera itself or with the free version of photoshop
this is the eighth post in a series of photos i took in Leirfjord, Norway in the end of August
links to previous ones:
@eolianpariah2/a-sunset-walk-to-the
@eolianpariah2/rust-by-the-seashore
@eolianpariah2/friendly-robots
@eolianpariah2/a-hike-in-forslandsdalen
@eolianpariah2/more-seaside-rust
@eolianpariah2/an-evening-walk-along-the
https://ecency.com/hive-194913/@eolianpariah2/gone-fishing-in-leirfjord
more to come
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WOW thats an amazing bridge I love your shots of it from all angles, perhaps they people really did not think it through building those properties under the bridge
Thanks for joining the Wednesday Walk :)
thanks for the nice reply.
i will just mention that this post is not a wednesday walk. there was some mix up in between two posts that were saved as drafts. somehow the opening text from this post got replaced by the opening text in my coming wednesday walk, giving the false impression it was a walk post. on top of that, the bridge got double-posted. i have no idea how it all happened.
anyway i will post my wednesday walk now,
the system has glitches at times i will visit your real Wednesday wakk post soon :)