Nordsund Bridge, Kristiansund
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Nordsund Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Nordsundet between the islands of Nordlandet
and Gomalandet in the town of Kristiansund
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. The bridge is 333 metres (1,092.5 ft) long, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 28 metres (91.9 ft).
The current bridge replaced an older bridge that was opened on 20 December 1936. The old bridge was a steel arch bridge that was 304 metres (997.4 ft) long and had a main span of 80 metres (262.5 ft).
Nordlandet
Nordlandet is an island in the municipality of Kristiansund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is located just east of the city center of Kristiansund, and is one of the boroughs of the city...
and Gomalandet in the town of Kristiansund
Kristiansund
Kristiansund is a city and municipality on the western coast of Norway, in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. It was officially awarded township status in 1742, and it is still the major town for the region. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Kristiansund...
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 333 metres (1,092.5 ft) long, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 28 metres (91.9 ft).
The current bridge replaced an older bridge that was opened on 20 December 1936. The old bridge was a steel arch bridge that was 304 metres (997.4 ft) long and had a main span of 80 metres (262.5 ft).
See also
- List of bridges in Norway
- List of bridges in Norway by length
- List of bridges
- List of bridges by length
- Sørsund BridgeSørsund Bridge, KristiansundSørsund Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Sørsundet strait between the islands of Kirkelandet and Innlandet in the town of Kristiansund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long bridge has 19 spans, with a main span of...
