- Sotra Bridge
The Sotra Bridge (Norwegian: "Sotrabrua") is a
suspension bridge between the mainland andLitlesotra inHordaland county,Norway . It connectsSotra to the mainland inBergen . The bridge is 1236 metres long, the main span is 468 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 50 metres. In 2007, an average of 24,840 vehicles crossed the bridge each day, up from 14,681 in 1994 and 20,062 in 1999.Cite web|url=http://www.vegvesen.no/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urlpdf&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobheadername1=Content-Disposition%3A&blobheadervalue1=attachment%3Bfilename%3Dpdf_Statens_vegvesen.pdf&blobkey=id&blobtable=SVVvedlegg&blobwhere=1162823408587&ssbinary=true|title=ÅDT nivå 1-punkt Hordaland|accessdate=2008-09-20|publisher=Statens Vegvesen|year=2008|language=Norwegian]Sotra Bridge was officially opened by King Olav V in
1972 , although it was actually opened for traffic onDecember 11 ,1971 .ee also
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List of largest suspension bridges
*List of bridges in Norway
*List of bridges in Norway by length
*List of bridges
*List of bridges by length References
External links
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* [http://home.no.net/lotsberg/data/norway/bru.html The World's Longest Tunnel Page (bridge section)]
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