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 Halden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Svinesund bridge was opened with much pomp on 15 June 1946 by the Norwegian king and the Swedish crown prince.
The old author of the sagas was fascinated by the land between Svinesund and the Göta River - the former Ranarike district - that was so hotly contested by Norwegian and Swedish kings until the Norwegian king St. Olav brought it under his domain.
At Old Svinesund there are a former postal station and customs building for the ferry crossing to Sweden, and is located at the water's edge right next to the Svinesund bridge.
www.gonorway.no /norway/counties/ostfold/halden/7635f8c325cf850/vr/svinesund_bridge   (311 words)

  
 Svinesund - Uncyclopedia
Svinesund is an area in Sweden close to the Norwegian border.
As it is Norway's main supply of beer, tobacco and cheap porn, Svinesund suffers constant raids from beer-thirsty, tobacco-craving, porn-addicted Norwegians.
One night in a drunken rage the Swedish parliament passed a bounty law because they suspected that llamas were being bribed by the ever evil puffins, which are closely related to penguins.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Svinesund   (218 words)

  
 Road Traffic Technology - Svinesund Road Bridge, Sweden / Norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The new Svinesund road bridge connects Norway and Sweden across the Ide Fjord and was opened as part of the celebrations for the 100-year anniversary of Norway's independence from Sweden.
Svinesund Bridge is a road bridge across the Ide Fjord joining Sweden and Norway.
The Svinesund Road Bridge, connecting Norway and Sweden across the Ide Fjord, is one of the world's largest single arch bridges.
www.roadtraffic-technology.com /projects/svinesund   (1388 words)

  
 Monitoring of the New Svinesund Bridge
The New Svinesund Bridge is a highway bridge across the Ide fjord joining Sweden and Norway.
The total length of the bridge is 704 m and consists of a substructure in ordinary reinforced concrete together with a steel box-girder superstructure.
An artist’s impression of the New Svinesund Bridge as seen from the bridge deck.
www.byv.kth.se /svinesund/bridge.htm   (485 words)

  
 Svinesund - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Svinesund is a sound separating the Swedish municipality of Strömstad in the province of Bohuslän in the county of Västra Götaland from the Norwegian municipality of Halden in the county of Østfold.
Two bridges, the old and new Svinesund Bridge (no:Svinesundsbroen sv:Svinesundsbron), span the sound.
Following the erection of the new bridge in 2005, road taxes must be paid to drive into Norway using either bridge, and to drive into Sweden using the new bridge.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Svinesund   (203 words)

  
 Monitoring of the New Svinesund Bridge
The design of a new road bridge joining Sweden and Norway across the Ide fjord at Svinesund is a result of an international architectural design contest.
The winning design is an elegant but structurally complicated bridge as it combines a very slender construction with a special structural form.
The main span is a single arch with a bridge deck on either side of the arch.
www.byv.kth.se /svinesund   (366 words)

  
 Svinesundsforbindelsen as
The Svinesund Connection is the busiest border crossing between Norway and Sweden.
The new section of the E6 road is 6.7 kilometres long and includes the new Svinesund Bridge, which has a span of just over 700 metres.
The Svinesund Connection is a unique Norwegian-Swedish collaboration between the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, the Swedish Road Safety Authorities and the national transport authorities.
www.svinesundsforbindelsen.no /english/index.htm   (136 words)

  
 Number 1, 2004 of Nordic Road & Transport Research
The New Svinesund Bridge under construction between Norway and Sweden is an elegant but structurally complicated bridge as it combines a very slender construction with a special structural form.
The New Svinesund Bridge, Figure 1, has a total length of 704 m, and is to be built in only 36 months.
James, G., and Karoumi, R. “Monitoring of the New Svinesund Bridge, Report 1: Instrumentation of the arch and preliminary results from the construction phase”, TRITA-BKN.
www.vti.se /Nordic/1-04mapp/svinesund.htm   (1455 words)

  
 Centennial Anniversary – New Bridge Between Norway and Sweden (Norway - the official site in the United States)
The royal couple arrived in Oslo, which was called Kristiania at the time, on 25 November 1905 with their son Olav, who would later become the father of Harald, the present king of Norway.
The opening of the new Svinesund Bridge was celebrated on the bridge itself for two days, on 10 and 11 June.
On 11 June the Svinesund Race crossed the bridge, which was only open to pedestrians and cyclists.
www.norway.org /News/archive/2005/svinesund.htm   (628 words)

  
 Apollon: Det gode liv pÃ¥ Svinesund. Steinaldermennesket levde i overflod.
SPYLER: Flere kilometer med vannslanger er lagt ut i skogen ved Svinesund for å spyle rein massen.
Noen av spørsmålene som arkeologene på Svinesund stiller seg, er om det har vært kontinuitet i bosetningene på stedet eller om det bare har vært sporadiske besøk.
Utgravningene på Svinesund er det største arkeologiske prosjektet som Oldsaksamlingen ved Universitetet i Oslo har gjennomført, og budsjettet er på over 30 millioner kroner.
www.apollon.uio.no /vis/art/2001/3/svinesund   (1246 words)

  
 Chalmers Publications: 3662 Finite Element Analysis of the New Svinesund Bridge: Design model conversion and analysis ...
During the construction of the New Svinesund Bridge, a monitoring project is conducted on behalf of the Swedish road administration (Vägverket).
The model is intended to be used both by the Royal Institute and Chalmers in their further work with the bridge.
A finite element (FE) model of the New Svinesund Bridge was developed, and a simplified analysis of the construction of the bridge was made.
publications.lib.chalmers.se /records/full_record/3662.html   (387 words)

  
 Worldwide repair of mobile cranes. Demag, Liebherr, Faun +++
The Liebherr LTM 1400 was on a commission at Svinesund, on the border between Norway and Sweden.
A new bridge is under construction, with a span on about 330 meters.
From the old bridge at Svinesund, 21 June 2003.
mobilcrane.com /standard.asp?case_vis=artikkel&artikkelid=39&undermeny=ja&v_menyid=4   (586 words)

  
 Satser på gamle Svinesund - Østfold - NRK Nyheter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Aktiviteten ved Svinesundsterrassen og øvrige handels- og serviceeiendommer har nærmest ligget brakk etter at den nye brua åpnet i juni 2005.
Området ved gamle Svinesund på norsk side har ligget brakk etter at den nye brua åpnet i juni 2005.
Mange norske handlende reiser der av gammel vane, og turistene stanser der for å få et glimt av fjorden og den nye brua lenger ut mot havet.
www.nrk.no /nyheter/distrikt/ostfold/1.611038   (641 words)

  
 Svinesundsforbindelsen as
Yes, the AutoPASS OBU works at all the toll stations at Svinesund.
I often drive to Copenhagen and I have an OBU that is not compatible with the AutoPASS system.
For the time being, only AutoPASS OBUs may be used as payment at Svinesund.
www.svinesundsforbindelsen.no /english/ofte_stilte.htm   (287 words)

  
 Svinesund (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
I 1946 reiste kong Haakon til Svinesund for å åpne dagens bro.
I 2005 er stemningen forhåpentligvis til stede for et første kongemøte på Svinesund.
Ønsket er at kong Haakons sønnesønn, Harald, kommer til Svinesund og markerer den nye flotte brua som ferdig og tatt i bruk sammen med den svenske kong Carl Gustav.
www.haldeninfo.no.cob-web.org:8888 /svinesund/svinesund.htm   (533 words)

  
 Svinesundprosjektet
Vi ønsker å vite mer om samfunnene i steinalderen og hva som sto sentralt i livet til menneskene som levde ved Svinesund.
Flere bilder og mer om Venus fra Svinesund finner du her.
Vi vil kartlegge hvilke forskjellige boplasstyper som er tilstede ved Svinesund og hvordan de ulike boplasstypene står i relasjon til hverandre: Er det, for eksempel, slik at menneskene ved Svinesund har hatt én basisboplass, som har vært deres hovedtilholdssted?
ariadne.uio.no /svinesund   (3644 words)

  
 Norway Tour 96 - A Motorcycle Vacation Travelogue - Day 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
After three hours of driving (including a couple short breaks to stretch our legs) we drove over the Svinesund bridge and were on Norwegian territory.
So from Svinesund we continued north on E6 towards Oslo.
We did not see much at all of the capital city of Norway as we took the through route to get as far as possible this first day of driving.
travel.zerogdesigns.com /ntour96_day1.html   (529 words)

  
 World's largest single-arched bridge opens - Europe - MSNBC.com
The Svinesund bridge, which spans the Iddefjord and links Norway and Sweden, is shown in this February 2005 photo.
King Harald V of Norway and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden met with great fanfare in the middle of the Svinesund bridge spanning a fjord south of Oslo.
Norway is celebrating 100 years of independence from Sweden, which dominated a union between the two countries until 1905.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/8168953   (363 words)

  
 Tøyse-avgift på Svinesund - Østfold - NRK Nyheter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Med kun få måneder igjen til åpning av ny Svinesundbru, kaller svenske regionspolitikere bomavgiften på Svinesund for "tøyse-avgift".
– Dette er en grenseregional hindring, som påvirker veksten i området negativt, sier regionrådspolitiker i Västra Götaland, Ulrik Nilsson (Moderaterna), til GöteborgsTidning om bompengeordningen på Svinesund.
Regionrådspolitiker i Västra Götaland, Ulrik Nilsson, mener bompenger ved gamle Svinesund er en hemsko for utviklingen i regionen.
www.nrk.no /nyheter/distrikt/nrk_ostfold/4526591.html   (378 words)

  
 Bohuslan Route, Sweden
The main traffic artery of Bohuslän is the E 6, which runs north from Göteborg to the Swedish-Norwegian frontier at Svinesund (continuing to Oslo).
Numerous attractive side trips, going west towards the coast, can be made from this road, particularly in its southern section.
Unauthorized duplication in part or whole without prior written consent prohibited by international laws.
www.planetware.com /sweden/bohuslan-route-s-bhs-bhsrte.htm   (77 words)

  
 Dynekilens Golf,Svinesund,golfbanor,golfpaket,golfresor,golfskolor,golf package,golf shop,golf ...
Banan är öppen dagligen för greenfeegäster och ligger lättillgänglig vid E6 mitt emellan Strömstad och Svinesund.
Längst norrut i Bohuslän, 1 mil söder om Svinesund och 1 mil norr om Strömstad vid E6, hittar Du Dynekilens Golf
Banan ligger ca 10 km söder om Svinesund på vänster sida om E6.
www.golfsweden.com /dynekilensgk/index.shtml   (168 words)

  
 Minotel Norgesporten Svinesund BERG I OSTFOLD Ostfold Norway
Minotel Norgesporten Svinesund BERG I OSTFOLD Ostfold Norway
Located 9 km from Halden, 1 km from Svinesund and 25 km from Stromstad.
Lovely hiking paths and numerous interesting sights such as the Fredriksten Fortress, museums, country estates, etc.
www.hotels-anywhere.co.uk /hotels/221791   (97 words)

  
 Halden: : : By Bus | Frommers.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
81-54-44-44) in Oslo runs buses every 3 hours during the day to the town of Svinesund.
Once in Svinesund, you must take a local bus for the final journey south to Halden.
What if you had a credit card that put you in the driver's seat?
www.frommers.com /destinations/halden/3295030014.html   (104 words)

  
 Hotels in Svinesund, Hotel in Svinesund // Centraldereservas.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Hotels in Svinesund, Hotel in Svinesund // Centraldereservas.com
You are at: Hotels » Norway » Østfold »; Svinesund
If you wish, you can quickly check the availability of hotels in Svinesund.
www.centraldereservas.com /hotel/pages/English/Noruega/_stfold/Svinesund/index.html   (54 words)

  
 Anders Blomqvist Posters Prints - Narrow Fjord in Bohuslan Region Dividing Sweden and Norway, Svinesund, ...
Anders Blomqvist Posters Prints - Narrow Fjord in Bohuslan Region Dividing Sweden and Norway, Svinesund, Vaster-Gotaland, Sweden Art Photographic Print - Artist: Anders Blomqvist - Poster Size: 32x24 - SHOP.COM
Anders Blomqvist Posters Prints - Narrow Fjord In Bohuslan Region Dividing Sweden And Norway, Svinesund, Vaster-Gotaland, Sweden Art Photographic Print - Artist: Anders Blomqvist - Poster Size: 32x24
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www.shop.com /op/aprod-p29347806   (264 words)

  
 Contact us : Clearance Office Svinesund Norwegian
/ Contact us : Clearance Office Svinesund Norwegian
Norwegian telephone numbers: +47 69 21 16 20
Back to the start page for Customs Offices
www.tullverket.se /en/ContactUs/clearance_office_svinesund.htm   (24 words)

  
 (GCPYYH) Svinesund Asphalt & Crushed Stone Park by steve_c and Mags
(GCPYYH) Svinesund Asphalt and Crushed Stone Park by steve_c and Mags
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