Stokkøy Bridge

Stokkøy Bridge
Stokkøybrua

View of the bridge
Coordinates 64°02′51″N 10°02′28″E / 64.0474°N 10.0412°E / 64.0474; 10.0412Coordinates: 64°02′51″N 10°02′28″E / 64.0474°N 10.0412°E / 64.0474; 10.0412
Carries 723
Crosses Stokksundet
Locale Åfjord, Norway
Characteristics
Design Cantilever bridge
Material Concrete
Total length 525 metres (1,722 ft)
Longest span 206 metres (676 ft)
Clearance below 30 metres (98 ft)
History
Construction begin 1998
Construction end 2000
Inaugurated December 2000

Stokkøy Bridge (Norwegian: Stokkøybrua) is a concrete cantilever bridge that crosses the Stokksundet strait between the mainland and Stokkøya in the municipality of Åfjord in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The bridge starts near Revsnes on the mainland and goes north to the island of Stokkøya near the village of Harsvika.[1]

The 525-metre (1,722 ft) long bridge was opened in December 2000. The bridge has 6 spans, the longest of which is 206 metres (676 ft). The clearance to the sea is 30 metres (98 ft). Stokkøy Bridge cost around NOK 120 million to build.[2]

See also

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Stokkøybrua" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-01-04.
  2. Merzagora, Eugenio A. (ed.). "Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (> 500 m)". Norske bruer og viadukter. Retrieved 2011-01-04.

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