Straumsund Bridge
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Straumsund Bridge is a bridge that crosses Straumsundet between the mainland and Aspøya
in Møre og Romsdal
county in Norway
. The bridge is 412 metres long, and the longest span is 146 metres.
Straumsund Bridge was opened in 1991. It is part of Krifast
, the town of Kristiansund
's road connection to the mainland.
Aspøya
Aspøya is an island in the municipality of Tingvoll in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located between the Freifjorden and the Tingvollfjorden. The highway crosses Aspøya and connects it to the nearby island of Bergsøya to the west by the Bergsøysund Bridge–part of the Krifast...
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 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...
. The bridge is 412 metres long, and the longest span is 146 metres.
Straumsund Bridge was opened in 1991. It is part of Krifast
Krifast
The Kristiansund Mainland Connection is a road system on the highways and that connects the municipality of Kristiansund to the islands of Frei, Bergsøya, and Aspøya to mainland Norway. Krifast opened in 1992 and consists of of road and of bicycle paths...
, 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...
's road connection to the mainland.
See also
- List of bridges in Norway
- Bergsøysund BridgeBergsøysund BridgeBergsøysund Bridge is a pontoon bridge that crosses the Bergsøysundet strait between the islands of Aspøya and Bergsøya in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge is long, the longest span is , and the maximum clearance to the sea is . The bridge has 13 spans.Bergsøysund Bridge was opened in...
- Gjemnessund BridgeGjemnessund BridgeThe Gjemnessund Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the Gjemnessundet strait between the mainland and the island of Bergsøya in the municipality of Gjemnes in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long bridge is the longest suspension bridge in Norway, although it does not have the longest...