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Måløy Bridge
Måløybrua
Måløy BridgeCarries Riksvei 15 Crosses Måløystraumen Locale Vågsøy, Norway Design Cantilever Total length 1,224 m (4,016 ft) Longest span 125 m (410 ft) Number of spans 34 Clearance below 42 m (138 ft) Construction begin November 1971 Opened December 1973 Inaugurated 11 July 1974 Coordinates 61°55′37″N 05°07′46″E / 61.92694°N 5.12944°ECoordinates: 61°55′37″N 05°07′46″E / 61.92694°N 5.12944°E The Måløy Bridge (Norwegian: Måløybrua) is a cantilever road bridge in the municipality of Vågsøy in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The bridge connects the village area of Degnepoll on the mainland and the town of Måløy on Vågsøy island. The bridge crosses over the Måløystraumen strait and Måløy island. The bridge is 1,224 metres (4,016 ft) long, the longest spans are 125 metres (410 ft), and the maximum clearance to the sea is 42 metres (138 ft). In total, the bridge has 34 spans.[1]
Wind speed indicator
Construction started in 1971, and it was officially opened by King Olav V on 11 July 1974, although the bridge was actually opened for traffic in December of 1973. King Olav came to the opening by ship, returning from a visit to Iceland. The opening of the bridge had to be postponed for a day because the Royal Yacht got delayed by bad weather while at sea.[2] The Måløy Bridge was the longest bridge in Norway at the time of its opening. It cost NOK 32 million to construct and was a toll bridge until 1984. The bridge is built to stand wind up to 75 metres per second (170 mph), however vehicles can't stand anything near that. There are boards on each side of the bridge showing the amount of wind, and the bridge has been closed several times because of strong winds.
See also
- List of bridges in Norway
- List of bridges in Norway by length
- List of bridges
- List of bridges by length
References
- ^ "Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (> 500 m)". http://www.lotsberg.net/data/norway/bru.html. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ^ "Måløybrua - Noregs lengste bru i 1974" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. http://www.sffarkiv.no/sffbasar/default.asp?p=result&db=dbatlas_leks&art_id=1250&spraak_id=1&ptype=single&show_kart=no. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
External links
- A page about the history of the bridge (Norwegian)
- A picture of the bridge
- Webcam at the bridge
- The World's Longest Tunnel Page (bridge section)
Categories:- Bridges in Sogn og Fjordane
- Bridges completed in 1973
- Cantilever bridges
- Vågsøy
- 1973 establishments in Norway
- Norwegian bridge (structure) stubs
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