Aursund Bridge

Aursund Bridge
Aursundbrua

View of the bridge
Coordinates 63°16′18″N 8°29′53″E / 63.2716°N 8.4981°E / 63.2716; 8.4981Coordinates: 63°16′18″N 8°29′53″E / 63.2716°N 8.4981°E / 63.2716; 8.4981
Carries 680
Crosses Aursundet
Locale Aure Municipality, Norway
Characteristics
Design Cantilever bridge
Total length 486 metres (1,594 ft)
History
Opened 1995

Aursund Bridge (Norwegian: Aursundbrua) is a cantilever bridge that crosses the Aursundet strait in Aure Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge goes between just north of the village of Aure on the mainland and the island of Ruøya. Along with the Mjosund Bridge, it is part of the road connection between the mainland and the island of Ertvågsøya. The 486-metre (1,594 ft) long Aursund Bridge opened in 1995 and it is built of prestressed concrete.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Aursundbrua" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
  2. Aursund Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 2013-04-10.


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