The Giske Bridge () is a
concrete
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beam bridge
Beam bridges are the simplest structural forms for bridge spans supported by an abutment or pier at each end. No moments are transferred throughout the support, hence their structural type is known as '' simply supported''.
The simplest beam ...
between the islands of
Valderøya and
Giske Giske may refer to:
Places
*Giske Municipality, a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway
*Giske (island), a island within Giske Municpiality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway
*Giske (village), a village within Giske Municpiality in Møre ...
in
Giske Municipality
Giske is an island List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality lies north-northwest of the Ålesund (town), town of Ålesund in the Districts of Norway, traditional distr ...
in
Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal (; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in the northernmost part of Western Norway, Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the Molde (town), town of M ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. The bridge is long, the longest span is , and the maximum clearance to the sea is . The bridge has 11 spans.
Giske Bridge was opened in 1987 and had a
toll
Toll may refer to:
Transportation
* Toll (fee) a fee charged for the use of a road or waterway
** Toll road, a type of road which for which payment is required for passage
** Road pricing, the modern practice of charging for road use
** Road to ...
until 2009. Together with the nearby
undersea tunnel
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s, the bridge is part of the
Vigra Fixed Link which connects the islands of Giske Municipality with the nearby city of
Ã…lesund
Ålesund () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of Ålesund Municipality. The centre of the town of Ålesund lies on the islands of Hessa, Aspøya, Ålesund, Asp� ...
.
See also
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List of bridges in Norway
This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Norway, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
Major road and railway bridges
This table presents the structures with spans greater than ...
*
List of bridges in Norway by length
This is a list of the bridges in Norway listed by their full length above water or land.
Bridges
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List of bridges
The list of bridges contains various notable bridges around the world. The list is sorted by continent, and within continents, sorted alphabetically by country.
Africa
Algeria
* Ouadi El Roukham Bridge
Botswana
*Kazungula Bridge (connects wit ...
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List of bridges by length
This is a list of the world's longest bridges that are more than in length sorted by their full length above land and water. The main span is the longest span without any ground support.
''Note: There is no standard way to measure the total ...
References
External links
A picture of Giske Bridge by night
Giske
Bridges in Møre og Romsdal
Bridges completed in 1987
Beam bridges
Concrete bridges
1987 establishments in Norway
Former toll bridges in Norway
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