Stavanger City Bridge ( no, Stavanger bybru or just ''Bybrua'') is a

cable-stayed bridge A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern ...

in the city of Stavanger which is in the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland 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 ...

. The bridge has one tower and it was one of the first larger cable-stayed bridges in Norway when it opened on 31 January 1978. The bridge crosses the Straumsteinsundet strait connecting the city centre of Stavanger to the small islands of

Grasholmen Grasholmen is an island in Stavanger municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the Buøy neighborhood in the borough Hundvåg in the city of Stavanger, just north of the city centre. The island is connected to mainland Stavang ...

and Sølyst. It is the main connection to the whole the borough of Hundvåg which is a series of islands that are all interconnected by small bridges. Vy fran Stavanger Norge, Johannes Jansson (1)

Vy fran Stavanger Norge, Johannes Jansson (1)

The Stavanger City Bridge is long, the main span is , and the maximum clearance to the sea is . The reinforced

concrete Concrete is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens (cures) over time. Concrete is the second-most-used substance in the world after water, and is the most wid ...

bridge has 24 spans. The bridge has a high volume of travelers crossing it every day. This has led to the construction of the new

Hundvåg Tunnel The Hundvåg Tunnel ( no, Hundvågtunnelen) is a road tunnel in Stavanger municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The long tunnel is located on the Norwegian National Road 13 highway. The tunnel goes under the Byfjorden and it connects the ...

, which will connect the mainland city of Stavanger with the islands of

Buøy Buøy is an island in the municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Hundvåg in the city of Stavanger. The island was formerly separated from the island of Hundvåg by a small channel of water, ...

and Hundvåg. The tunnel opened in 2020. It runs under the strait, immediately west of the bridge.

References

Bridges in Rogaland Bridges completed in 1978 1978 establishments in Norway Transport in Stavanger Cable-stayed bridges in Norway {{norway-bridge-stub