Sykkylven Bridge
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Sykkylven Bridge is a concrete
bridge that crosses the Sykkylvsfjorden
in the municipality of Sykkylven
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. It connects the municipal center of Aure
with the village of Ikornnes
on the other side of the fjord
.
The Sykkylven Bridge was opened on October 14, 2000. The bridge is 860 metres (2,821.5 ft) long, the longest span is 60 metres (196.9 ft), and the maximum clearance to the sea is 16 metres (52.5 ft). The bridge has 15 spans. It cost , and was paid for by the Ekornes
corporation. It is a toll bridge
that will have a toll on it until 2016.
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...
bridge that crosses the Sykkylvsfjorden
Sykkylvsfjorden
Sykkylvsfjorden is a fjord in the municipality of Sykkylven in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The fjord is a branch off of the Storfjord. The villages of Sykkylven, Ikornnes, and Straumgjerde lie along the shores of the fjord. The Sykkylven Bridge crosses the fjord between Sykkylven and...
in the municipality of Sykkylven
Sykkylven
Sykkylven is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Aure. Other villages include Ikornnes, Straumgjerde, and Tusvik.-General information:...
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...
. It connects the municipal center of Aure
Aure, Sykkylven
Aure is a village which is the administrative center of the municipality of Sykkylven in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Sykkylvsfjorden, just north of the Sykkylven Bridge. It is about north of Straumgjerde and east of Ikornnes.The village has a population of...
with the village of Ikornnes
Ikornnes
Ikornnes is a village in the municipality of Sykkylven in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located along the Sykkylvsfjorden, about east of Tusvik, north of Straumgjerde, and about west of the municipal center of Aure via the Sykkylven Bridge....
on the other side of the fjord
Fjord
Geologically, a fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.-Formation:A fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by abrasion of the surrounding bedrock. Glacial melting is accompanied by rebound of Earth's crust as the ice...
.
The Sykkylven Bridge was opened on October 14, 2000. The bridge is 860 metres (2,821.5 ft) long, the longest span is 60 metres (196.9 ft), and the maximum clearance to the sea is 16 metres (52.5 ft). The bridge has 15 spans. It cost , and was paid for by the Ekornes
Ekornes
Ekornes ASA is a Norwegian furniture company. It is principally known for its luxury line of reclining armchairs and sofas sold under the trademark Stressless. The patented mechanism of knob-controlled friction sliders on steel tubing allows the recliners to adjust to shifting sitting positions...
corporation. It is a toll bridge
Toll bridge
A toll bridge is a bridge over which traffic may pass upon payment of a toll, or fee.- History :The practice of collecting tolls on bridges probably harks back to the days of ferry crossings where people paid a fee to be ferried across stretches of water. As boats became impractical to carry large...
that will have a toll on it until 2016.