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The Osterøy Bridge () is a 
It was put into service 28 years after the first plans for a connection between Osterøy and Bergen were prepared. It was opened for traffic by
File:Osterøybrua 2.jpg
File:Osterøybrua 1.jpg, Bridge deck
File:Osterøybrua osterøy.JPG, Northern end
File:Osteröysbrua IMG 3730.JPG, Aerial view of Osterøy
suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck (bridge), deck is hung below suspension wire rope, cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type of bridge were built in the early 1800s. Simple suspension bridg ...
in Vestland
Vestland is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based. The County governor (Norway), County Governor is based in ...
county, Norway
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. The bridge connects the Kvisti farm area on the island of Osterøy
Osterøy is an List of islands of Norway, island Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Nordhordland. The municipality encompasses ...
in Osterøy Municipality
Osterøy is an List of islands of Norway, island Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Nordhordland. The municipality encompasses ...
with the Herland farm area on the mainland in Bergen Municipality east of the city of Bergen
Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo.
By May 20 ...
. The bridge is the third largest suspension bridge in Norway. It is part of Norwegian County Road 566 (''Fylkesvei 566'').
The Osterøy Bridge is a long suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck (bridge), deck is hung below suspension wire rope, cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type of bridge were built in the early 1800s. Simple suspension bridg ...
that has a main span of . There are 8 spans, and none of the piers are in the water, just on land. There is of clearance below the bridge. The two suspension towers are each high. The bridge was completed on 3 October 1997 and cost about . The bridge was designed by the structural engineering firm Aas-Jakobsen.
It was put into service 28 years after the first plans for a connection between Osterøy and Bergen were prepared. It was opened for traffic by Sissel Rønbeck
Sissel Marie Rønbeck (born 24 May 1950 in Hammerfest, Finnmark) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
Biography
She was Minister of Administration and Consumer Affairs 1979–1981, Minister of Environmental Affairs 1986–1989, a ...
, the Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications. The bridge was built to withstand quite strong winds. Experts have indicated that the bridge should be capable of surviving an extreme storm. The bridge is tuned so that its greatest oscillation
Oscillation is the repetitive or periodic variation, typically in time, of some measure about a central value (often a point of equilibrium) or between two or more different states. Familiar examples of oscillation include a swinging pendulum ...
occurs when the wind is about such as a light breeze.
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* Bridges completed in 1997 Suspension bridges in Norway Road bridges in Vestland Osterøy 1997 establishments in Norway Road bridges in Bergen Toll bridges in Norway {{Norway-bridge-stub