E10, Rassikring av Finnbyen (Avalanche Defenses along E10 at Finnbyen)
Description
The main road through Lofoten, the European route E10, is also part of the Norwegian National Tourist Routes scheme which aims to increase the road users' awareness and enjoyment of the landscape.
At Finnbyen the road dipd gently between the two peninsulas that define this particular space in the landscape. The road and the avalanche defense are integrated into a sculptural intervention that responds dynamically the location.
The avalanche defenses consist of two distinct parts. The southern part of the road was re-routed to go straight across the bay to thereby create both a catchment dam and mound. The northern part, closer to the mountainside, consists of a long and tall catchment mound that gradually merges into the mountainside. Both parts stop the snow flowing across the road.
The Norwegian word "byen" normally means the town, but at Finnbyen there are just a couple of fish processing plants. However, for the visitor the place offers spectacular views of the fjord, islets, mountainous islands and to the north the vast Norwegian Sea.
At Finnbyen the road dipd gently between the two peninsulas that define this particular space in the landscape. The road and the avalanche defense are integrated into a sculptural intervention that responds dynamically the location.
The avalanche defenses consist of two distinct parts. The southern part of the road was re-routed to go straight across the bay to thereby create both a catchment dam and mound. The northern part, closer to the mountainside, consists of a long and tall catchment mound that gradually merges into the mountainside. Both parts stop the snow flowing across the road.
The Norwegian word "byen" normally means the town, but at Finnbyen there are just a couple of fish processing plants. However, for the visitor the place offers spectacular views of the fjord, islets, mountainous islands and to the north the vast Norwegian Sea.
Year of construction
2003
Architect
Landscape architect Inge Dahlman mnla
Landskapsfabrikken
Client
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration Northern Region
Building Type
Avalanche defenses
mound
Construction System / Materials
Rocks
earth
Keywords
Avalanche protection
mound
Literature
Dahlman, Inge, Landskapsfabrikken: "Rassikring i Finnbyen", pp. 54-56, Byggekunst 3, 2005
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