Nærøysund Bridge
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Nærøysund Bridge is a suspension bridge
that crosses the Nærøysundet strait between the islands of Marøya (in Nærøy
) and Vikna
in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It is located about 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) south of the village of Rørvik
. Together with Marøysund Bridge
, it connects the islands of Vikna to the mainland. Nærøysund Bridge is 701 metres (2,299.9 ft) long, the main span is 325 metres (1,066.3 ft), and the maximum clearance to the sea is 41 metres (134.5 ft). The bridge has 17 span
s. Nærøysund Bridge was opened in 1981, when it briefly held the title of World's longest cable-stay bridge.
Suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. Outside Tibet and Bhutan, where the first examples of this type of bridge were built in the 15th century, this type of bridge dates from the early 19th century...
that crosses the Nærøysundet strait between the islands of Marøya (in Nærøy
Nærøy
Nærøy is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. Nærøy is part of the Namdalen region. Norway's smallest town, Kolvereid, is the administration centre of the municipality...
) and Vikna
Vikna
Vikna is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rørvik. Other villages in Vikna include Austafjord, Garstad, and Valøya.-General information:...
in Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
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...
. It is located about 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) south of the village of Rørvik
Rørvik
Rørvik is a port village in the municipality of Vikna in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village also serves as the administrative centre of the municipality. It is on the eastern side of the Vikna archipelago on the island of Inner-Vikna. The village has a population of 2,721. The...
. Together with Marøysund Bridge
Marøysund Bridge
Marøysund Bridge is a cantilever bridge that connects the mainland to the island of Marøya in the municipality of Nærøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The bridge crosses the Marøysundet strait and the island of Buskholmen. Together with the Nærøysund Bridge, it connects the islands of Vikna...
, it connects the islands of Vikna to the mainland. Nærøysund Bridge is 701 metres (2,299.9 ft) long, the main span is 325 metres (1,066.3 ft), and the maximum clearance to the sea is 41 metres (134.5 ft). The bridge has 17 span
Span (architecture)
Span is the distance between two intermediate supports for a structure, e.g. a beam or a bridge.A span can be closed by a solid beam or of a rope...
s. Nærøysund Bridge was opened in 1981, when it briefly held the title of World's longest cable-stay bridge.
