Spissøy Bridge
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Spissøy Bridge is a bridge that crosses Gassasundet between Spissøy
and Klungervika at Bømlo
in Hordaland
county in Norway
. It is part of Trekantsambandet
("The Triangle Link") that connects the islands Bømlo and Stord
to the mainland. Spissøy Bridge is 350 metres long (some sources say 283 metres), and the maximum clearance to the sea is 7 metres.
Spissøy Bridge was opened on December 27, 2000.
Spissøy
Spissøy, sometimes spelled Spyssøy, is an island in Bømlo, Norway. It is connected to the island of Bømlo by the Spissøy Bridge and to the island of Nautøy via the Bømla Bridge....
and Klungervika at Bømlo
Bømlo
Bømlo is a municipality in Sunnhordland, in the southern part of the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is also the name of the main island of this archipelago, consisting of about 900 islets, located west of Stord....
in Hordaland
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
county in 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 part of Trekantsambandet
Trekantsambandet
The Triangle Link is a fixed link with three branches that connects the islands of Stord and Bømlo to each other and to the mainland at Sveio, Norway. It consists of the underwater Bømlafjord Tunnel from Sveio to the island of Føyno, the Stord Bridge from there to Stord, and a road including the...
("The Triangle Link") that connects the islands Bømlo and Stord
Stord
Stord is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" - as it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural land, and mountain areas....
to the mainland. Spissøy Bridge is 350 metres long (some sources say 283 metres), and the maximum clearance to the sea is 7 metres.
Spissøy Bridge was opened on December 27, 2000.
See also
- List of bridges in Norway
- List of bridges in Norway by length
- List of bridges
- List of bridges by length
- Bømla BridgeBømla BridgeThe Bømla Bridge is a suspension bridge which crosses Spissøysundet between the islands of Nautøy in Stord and Spissøy in Bømlo, Norway. The bridge is long, has a main span of and a clearance below of . It carries two lanes of County Road 542 and a combined pedestrian and bicycle pathway...
- Stord BridgeStord BridgeThe Stord Bridge is a suspension bridge which crosses Digernessundet the islands of Stord and Føyno in Stord, Norway. The bridge is long, has a main span of and a clearance below of .. It carries two lanes of European Route E39 and a combined pedestrian and bicycle pathway. It is part of the...