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 Stokksunet strait
Locale Åfjord, Norway
Characteristics
Design Cantilever bridge
Material Concrete
Total length 525 metres (1,722 ft)
Longest span 206 metres (676 ft)
No. of spans 6
Clearance above 30 metres (98 ft)
History
Construction start 1998
Construction end 2000
Construction cost 120 million kr
Inaugurated December 2000
Stokkøy Bridge
Location of the bridge
Stokkøy Bridge
Stokkøy Bridge (Norway)

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

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