Giske Bridge
Encyclopedia
Giske Bridge is a concrete
beam bridge
between the islands of Valderøy
a and Giske
in the municipality of Giske
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. The bridge is 552 metres (1,811 ft) long, the longest span is 52 metres (170.6 ft), and the maximum clearance to the sea is 17 metres (55.8 ft). The bridge has 11 spans.
Giske Bridge was opened in 1987. Together with the nearby undersea tunnel
s, the bridge is part of the road network connecting the islands of Giske with Ålesund. It was a toll road
until 2009.
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
beam bridge
Beam bridge
Beam bridges are the most simple of structural forms being supported by an abutment at each end of the deck. No moments are transferred through the support hence their structural type is known as simply supported....
between the islands of Valderøy
Valderøy
Valderøya is an island off the west coast of Norway. It is part of the municipality of Giske in Møre og Romsdal county. The island is connected to Ålesund in the south via undersea tunnels through the island of Ellingsøy, to the island Vigra to the north by a bridge, and to the island of Giske to...
a and Giske
Giske
Giske is an island and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It lies north-northwest of the town of Ålesund in the Sunnmøre traditional district. The municipal center is the village of Nordstrand on the island of Valderøy. Other population centers include the villages of Roald and...
in the municipality of Giske
Giske
Giske is an island and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It lies north-northwest of the town of Ålesund in the Sunnmøre traditional district. The municipal center is the village of Nordstrand on the island of Valderøy. Other population centers include the villages of Roald and...
in Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal
is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The bridge is 552 metres (1,811 ft) long, the longest span is 52 metres (170.6 ft), and the maximum clearance to the sea is 17 metres (55.8 ft). The bridge has 11 spans.
Giske Bridge was opened in 1987. Together with the nearby undersea tunnel
Undersea tunnel
An undersea tunnel is a tunnel which is partly or wholly constructed under a body of water. They are often used where building a bridge or operating a ferry link is impossible, or to provide competition for existing bridges or ferry links...
s, the bridge is part of the road network connecting the islands of Giske with Ålesund. It was a toll road
Toll road
A toll road is a privately or publicly built road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels. Non-toll roads are financed using other sources of revenue, most typically fuel tax or general tax funds...
until 2009.
See also
- List of bridges in Norway
- List of bridges in Norway by length
- List of bridges
- List of bridges by length
