Skarnsundet is a

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 the

Trondheimsfjord The Trondheim Fjord or Trondheimsfjorden (), an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's List of Norwegian fjords, third-longest fjord at long. It is located in the west-central part of the country in Trøndelag county, and it stretches from Ørl ...

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; or is a county and coextensive with the Trøndelag region (also known as ''Midt-Norge'' or ''Midt-Noreg,'' "Mid-Norway") in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County (); in 1804 the county was ...

county, Norway. The strait connects the

Beitstadfjorden Beitstadfjorden () is the innermost arm of the Trondheimsfjord in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in Steinkjer Municipality, Inderøy Municipality, and a small part extends into Indre Fosen Municipality. The fjord has a length of from s ...

with the outer section of the Trondheimsfjorden. The long and wide Skarnsund is located in

Inderøy Municipality Inderøy is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straumen, Trøn ...

. On the northeastern side of the strait is the village of

Vangshylla Vangshylla is a village in Inderøy Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the southwest end of the Inderøya peninsula in the Utøya, Inderøy, Utøya area, surrounded on two sides by the Trondheimsfjord. The village sits at ...

and on the southwestern side is the villages of Venneshamn and Kjerringvik. The strait has a strong tidal current with a

maelstrom Maelstrom may refer to: * Maelstrom (whirlpool), a powerful whirlpool ** originally the Moskstraumen in English Amusement rides * Maelstrom (ride), a former log flume dark ride attraction in the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World Resort ...

The Skarnsund strait was crossed by the Vangshylla–Kjerringvik Ferry ( car ferry), operated by

Innherredsferja Innherredsferja AS () was a Norway, Norwegian ferry operator in the Trondheimsfjord in Nord-Trøndelag county based in Levanger (town), Levanger. It operated the Levanger–Hokstad Ferry between Levanger and the island of Ytterøya, and the Vangs ...

, prior to 19 December 1991. On that date the new long

Skarnsund Bridge The Skarnsund Bridge ( or ) is a long concrete cable-stayed bridge that crosses the Skarnsundet strait in Inderøy Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. When finished in 1991, it replaced the Vangshylla–Kjerringvik Ferry and it gives th ...

was opened. The bridge is part of Norwegian County Road 755. Skarnsund is a noted site for both sports fishing and

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References

{{reflist Landforms of Trøndelag Trondheimsfjord Inderøy Straits of Norway