Randøy Bridge

Randøy Bridge Randøy bru
View of the bridge
Coordinates	59°13′03″N 6°05′57″E / 59.2176°N 6.0993°E / 59.2176; 6.0993Coordinates: 59°13′03″N 6°05′57″E / 59.2176°N 6.0993°E / 59.2176; 6.0993
Carries	650
Crosses	Ølesundet
Locale	Hjelmeland
Characteristics
Total length	202 metres (663 ft)
Longest span	202 metres (663 ft)
History
Opened	1976

Randøy Bridge is a suspension bridge in Hjelmeland municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The bridge crosses the Ølesundet strait and links the island of Randøy to the mainland. The bridge has a main span of 202 metres (663 ft). The bridge opened in 1976 as part of County Road Fv650. The bridge is located 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) southwest of the village of Hjelmelandsvågen and about the same distance northeast of the village of Fister.^[1]

References

↑ Randøy Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 2016-01-21.

Major bridges in Norway

Suspension bridges	Alversund Askøy Bømla Brevik Djupfjord Folda Fossum Fyksesund Gjemnessund Hagelsund Hålogaland Hardanger Kjellingstraumen Kjerringstraumen Kvalsund Lokkaren Lysefjord Nærøysund Osterøy Randøy Rombak Skjomen Sotra Stord Tana Tjeldsund Varodd

Cable-stayed bridges	Grenland Helgeland Nordhordland Sami Skarnsund Stavanger City Ypsilon

Pontoon bridges	Bergsøysund Nordhordland

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