Nordsund Bridge (Kristiansund)

Nordsund Bridge Nordsundbrua
Carries	Kristiansund, Norway
Total length	333 metres (1,093 ft)
Vertical clearance	28 metres (92 ft)
Coordinates	63°07′00″N 7°45′02″E / 63.1167°N 7.7505°E / 63.1167; 7.7505Coordinates: 63°07′00″N 7°45′02″E / 63.1167°N 7.7505°E / 63.1167; 7.7505[1]

Nordsund Bridge (Norwegian: Nordsundbrua) is a bridge that crosses the Nordsundet between the islands of Nordlandet and Gomalandet in the town of Kristiansund in 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 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

• List of bridges in Norway
• List of bridges in Norway by length
• List of bridges
• List of bridges by length
• Sørsund Bridge

References

1. ^ "Nordsundbrua" (in Norwegian). yr.no. http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal/Kristiansund/Nordsundbrua/. 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