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Karmsund Bridge () is a bridge over the
Karmsundet Karmsund is a strait located in Rogaland county, Norway. The long strait separates the island of Karmøy on the west and the mainland of Norway and island of Vestre Bokn in the east. The strait runs through the municipalities of Haugesund, Ka ...
strait A strait is a water body connecting two seas or water basins. The surface water is, for the most part, at the same elevation on both sides and flows through the strait in both directions, even though the topography generally constricts the ...
in
Rogaland Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 49 ...
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 located in
Karmøy Karmøy is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is southwest of the town of Haugesund in the traditional district of Haugaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kopervik. Most of the municipality lies on ...
municipality and it links the island of
Karmøy Karmøy is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is southwest of the town of Haugesund in the traditional district of Haugaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kopervik. Most of the municipality lies on ...
to the Norwegian mainland. The steel arched road bridge carries the
European route E134 European route E134 () is a International E-road network, European highway that crosses Norway starting at Haugesund Airport, Karmøy near the city of Haugesund on the west coast, heading over Haukeli, passing the city of Drammen, and ending in V ...
highway. It is in length with of clearance below the bridge. There are 37 spans on the bridge and the main span is wide. It was completed in 1955.. Retrieved 2015-11-04.


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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 ...
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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 {, class="wikitable sortable" !align="left",     !! align="left", Name !! Length (metres) !! Span (metres) !! Completed !! align="lef ...
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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

Bridges in Rogaland Bridges completed in 1955 Through arch bridges 1955 establishments in Norway {{Rogaland-geo-stub