Nordsund Bridge Nordsundbrua | |
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| Coordinates | 63°07′00″N 7°45′02″E / 63.1167°N 7.7505°E[1] |
| Carries |  Rv70 |
| Crosses | Nordsundet |
| Locale | Kristiansund, Norway |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 333 metres (1,093 ft) |
| Clearance below | 28 metres (92 ft) |
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The Nordsund Bridge (Norwegian: Nordsundbrua) is a bridge that crosses the Nordsundet strait between the islands of Nordlandet and Gomalandet in the town of Kristiansund which is in Kristiansund Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge is 333 metres (1,093 ft) long, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 28 metres (92 ft). The bridge carries Norwegian National Road 70.
The current bridge replaced an older bridge that was opened on 20 December 1936. The old bridge was a steel arch bridge that was 304 metres (997 ft) long and had a main span of 80 metres (260 ft).
See also
References
- ↑ "Nordsundbrua" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
External links
- A picture of Kristiansund with both the Nordsund (right) and Sørsund (left) bridges
- http://home.no.net/lotsberg/data/norway/bru.html
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