The Nærøysund Bridge ( no, Nærøysund bru) is a suspension bridge that crosses the

Nærøysundet Nærøysundet is a strait in the municipalities of Nærøysund in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village of Rørvik, is located along the Nærøysundet, on the northwestern side. The strait is crossed by the Nærøysund Bridge which connects t ...

strait between the islands of Marøya and Nærøysund in

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denma ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. It is located about south of the village of

Rørvik Rørvik is a port town and administrative centre in the municipality of Nærøysund in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is on the eastern side of the Vikna archipelago on the island of Inner-Vikna. The town has a population (2022) of 3,385 and a p ...

. Together with the Marøysund Bridge, it connects the islands of Vikna to the mainland. The Nærøysund Bridge is long, the main span is , and the maximum clearance to the sea is . The bridge has 17

span Span may refer to: Science, technology and engineering * Span (unit), the width of a human hand * Span (engineering), a section between two intermediate supports * Wingspan, the distance between the wingtips of a bird or aircraft * Sorbitan ester ...

s. The Nærøysund Bridge was opened in 1981, when it briefly held the title of the world's longest cable-stay bridge.

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Road bridges in Trøndelag Bridges completed in 1981 Suspension bridges in Norway 1981 establishments in Norway Nærøy Nærøysund Vikna {{norway-bridge-stub