Løkke bro - 1829 - Sandvika, Norway
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N 59° 53.568 E 010° 31.138
32V E 584993 N 6640447
Built 1829, renovated 1977
Waymark Code: WMVQH0
Location: Viken, Norway
Date Posted: 05/18/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
Views: 17

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no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Løkke_bro:

Løkke bro er en bro over Sandvikselven i Sandvika. Broen er Norges første støpejernsbro og utgjør i dag en del av Løkkeparken.

Brospennet til Løkke bro ble støpt på Bærums Verks jernstøperi i 1829. Frem til 1970-årene var den en del av Ringeriksveien. Den ble fredet og flyttet noe lenger opp i Sandvikselven og benyttes som gangbro mellom Løkke og Hamang industripark hvor Sandvika videregående skole (tidligere Handelshøyskolen BI) holder til.

Broen er spesielt kjent på grunn av Claude Monets maleri fra 1895 som i dag henger i Nasjonalgalleriet.

 
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Translated from no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Løkke_bro:

Løkke Bridge is a bridge over Sandvikselven in Sandvika. The bridge is Norway's first cast iron bridge and today part of Løkkeparken.

The Løkke bridge was cast at Bærums Verk's iron foundry in 1829. Until the 1970's it was part of Ringeriksveien. It was moved further up in Sandvikselven and is used as a walkway between Løkke and Hamang industrial park where Sandvika High School (former BI Norwegian Business School) is located.

The bridge is especially famous because of Claude Monet's painting from 1895, which today hangs in the National Gallery.

The metal plaque translates to:

Løkke bridge
Produced in Bærums Verk 1829
Norways oldest cast-iron bridge
Moved and restored 1977

Date built or dedicated as indicated on the date stone or plaque.: 1829

Date stone, plaque location.: On a big stone at the end of the bridge

Road, body of water, land feature, etc. that the bridge spans.: Water

Parking (safe parking location): N 59° 53.541 W 010° 31.044

Website (if available): Not listed

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