Ullasund Bridge
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Ullasund Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Ullasundet between the islands of Haramsøya
and Flemsøya
in the municipality of Haram
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. The original bridge was opened in 1969. The Ulla lighthouse
is located just northwest of the eastern end of the bridge.
Many bridges need to be repaired because the salt
in the seawater
damages the concrete
and the iron
inside it. The old Ullasund Bridge actually had to be taken down, because it was too damaged. It was taken down in 1998, after just 29 years in service. It has been replaced with a new bridge.
Haramsøya
Haramsøya is an island in the municipality of Haram in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is located between the islands of Lepsøya and Flemsøya, just northwest of the mainland of Haram. The village of Austnes is located on the southeast part of the island...
and Flemsøya
Flemsøya
Flemsøya is an island in the municipality of Haram in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is located between the islands of Haramsøya and Fjørtofta. It is connected to Haramsøya by the Ullasund Bridge. The population of the island was 568. The eastern and southern coastline is flat,...
in the municipality of Haram
Haram, Norway
Haram is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative center is Brattvåg, the industrial center of Sunnmøre. Other important villages in the municipality include Austnes, Eidsvik, Helle, Longva, Søvik, Tennfjord, and Vatne.Brattvåg IL is...
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 original bridge was opened in 1969. The Ulla lighthouse
Ulla lighthouse
Ulla lighthouse is a lighthouse near Ulla, a fishing community on the north end of the island of Haramsøya in the municipality of Haram in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway....
is located just northwest of the eastern end of the bridge.
Many bridges need to be repaired because the salt
Sea salt
Sea salt, salt obtained by the evaporation of seawater, is used in cooking and cosmetics. It is historically called bay salt or solar salt...
in the seawater
Seawater
Seawater is water from a sea or ocean. On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of about 3.5% . This means that every kilogram of seawater has approximately of dissolved salts . The average density of seawater at the ocean surface is 1.025 g/ml...
damages the concrete
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...
and the iron
Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
inside it. The old Ullasund Bridge actually had to be taken down, because it was too damaged. It was taken down in 1998, after just 29 years in service. It has been replaced with a new bridge.
See also
- List of bridges in Norway
- List of bridges in Norway by length
- List of bridges
- List of bridges by length
