. ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁county ▁tre as urer ▁Wilhelm ▁Balt azar ▁St ang ▁( 1 8 3 8 – 1 9 1 6 ) ▁and ▁Pet ra ▁S ør ensen . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁he ▁married ▁O lav ia ▁St ang ▁from ▁Hal den . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁second ▁cousin ▁of ▁J ør gen ▁Bre der ▁St ang ▁and ▁Ole ▁A . ▁St ang , ▁second ▁cousin ▁once ▁removed ▁of ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁sons ▁Ax el ▁He i berg ▁St ang ▁and ▁Thomas ▁St ang , ▁third ▁cousin ▁of ▁Emil ▁and ▁Fred rik ▁St ang , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁a un ts ▁married ▁Johan ▁Peter ▁We isse . ▁ ▁He ▁finished ▁his ▁secondary ▁education ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁School ▁of ▁Draw ing ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁h ired ▁in ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Public ▁Ro ads ▁Administration ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁he ▁was ▁chief ▁engineer ▁and ▁head ▁of ▁bridge ▁construction . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁design ▁of ▁susp ension ▁brid ges ▁including ▁F y ks es und ▁Bridge ▁( F y ks es und bru a ) ▁ ▁which ▁sp ans ▁the ▁F y ks es und ▁f j ord ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁between ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁ Ø yst ese ▁and ▁Å l vik ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁K v am ▁in ▁H ord aland , ▁Norway . ▁