Tømra bridge

The road between Mebonden and Tømra was taken into use this year. The bridge is built of stone which were obtained in a quarry about 1 km north of Ser foundation of Innbygda. The stones of the bridge was carried to Tømra by horse and sleigh. The old bridge site across Tømra river was 100 meters further north. A stone arch bridge is a bridge that is being carried by one or more underlying pressure arcs - vault - made ​​of stone. When building a modern stone arch bridges in the 1900s it was emphasized stone with good strength (tensile strength and compressive stress) and resistance, and transport distances of up to 10 km was common to find suitable stone.