File:Ofotbanen Malmbanan railroad bridge.jpg

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The longest bridge of the Ofotbanen Railway spans over a valley between Narvik and Riksgränsen. There was no topographic necessity for this bridge - it was built for strategic reasons since it could be destroyed easily in case of a foreign attack on Norway. However, the German attack on Norway in World War II came as a surprise. The Dynamite which had been prepared in several places along the bridge was still frozen. Only one load could be brought to explosion, enabling a relatively quick repair by the Germans (see white-coloured section at the right end of bridge). The railway track was moved Eastwards and the bridge taken out of Service in the 1990s. Ofotbanen is a section of the Malmbanen which links Lulea to Narvik; it was built for transportation of the iron ore from Kiruna in Sweden to the Norwegian harbour of Narvik.

Picture taken by myself, Eckhard Pecher, in July 2005. Mention of my name is not required in the Wikis.
Date 17 September 2005 (original upload date)
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