The Herøy Bridge ( no, Herøybrua) is a
cantilever bridge that connects the islands of
Gurskøya and
Leinøya in the municipality of
Herøy in
Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...
county,
Norway
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. It is part of a bridge network which connects all of the main islands of the municipality together. It is about southeast of
Fosnavåg
is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in the List of municipalities of Norway, municipality of Herøy, Møre og Romsdal, Herøy in Møre og Romsdal counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is the administrative center of the municipality of ...
.
The bridge is long, the longest span is , and the maximum clearance to the sea is . Herøy Bridge was opened by
King Olav V
Olav V (; born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.
Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Norw ...
on 4 September 1976.
See also
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Remøy Bridge
The Remøy Bridge ( no, Remøybrua) is a bridge from connecting the islands of Leinøya and Remøya in the municipality of Herøy, Møre og Romsdal, Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge carries the county highway 18 over the Nordr ...
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Runde Bridge
Runde is an island in the municipality of Herøy, Møre og Romsdal, Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island has a population of 113 people (as of 2015), and it is connected by the Runde Bridge to the island of Remøya to the south.
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Nerlandsøy Bridge
The Nerlandsøy Bridge ( no, Nerlandsøybrua) is a bridge that crosses the Søre Vaulen strait between the islands of Bergsøya and Nerlandsøya in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.
The long Nerlandsøy Bridge ope ...
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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
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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
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List of bridges
The list of bridges is a link page for any bridges that are notable enough to have an article, or that are likely to have an article in the future, sorted alphabetically by country.
Lists of bridges by country
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List of longest bridges in the world
References
External links
Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway
Sunnmøre
Herøy, Møre og Romsdal
Bridges in Møre og Romsdal
Bridges completed in 1976
Cantilever bridges
1976 establishments in Norway
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