Hølen Viaduct

#1078 among destinations in Norway

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The Hølen Viaduct is a disused iron railway viaduct situated at Hølen in Viken county, Norway. The iron carried a single track of the Østfold Line over the river Såna and the valley where the village of Hølen is located. The viaduct was the first pendulum pillar bridge in the world, and was designed by the principle's inventor, Axel Jacob Petersson. It is 130.6 meters long. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 2 January 1879 (145 years ago)Length: 428 ftCoordinates: 59°32'20"N, 10°44'24"E

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AkershusNorway

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Hølen Viaduct – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Filtvet Lighthouse, Hølendalen Bridges, Ramme Gaard.

4.8 miNW
Lighthouse
Filtvet Lighthouse
123 min walk • Filtvet Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Hurum in Viken, Norway. It was first established in 1840, and was replaced by a light in 1985. It was listed as a protected site in 1997.
0.5 miW
Bridge
Hølendalen Bridges
13 min walk • The Hølendalen Bridges are three parallel concrete cantilever bridge which cross Hølendalen in Vestby, Norway. One carries two tracks of the Østfold Line, the other two carry four lanes of European Road E6. The bridges have four spans, the two in center at 128 meters and the two outer at 80 meters. The overall lengths are 416 meters.
5.7 miNW
Music venue, Nightlife
Ramme Gaard
145 min walk • Ramme Gaard is an organic farm and country estate, located by the Oslofjord just north of Hvitsten in Vestby municipality, Viken, Norway. Ramme Gaard is owned by billionaire philanthropist Petter Olsen.