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Hagelsund Bridge

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Carries
  
Locale
  
Lindås-Meland

Clearance below
  
50 metres (160 ft)

Total length
  
623 m

Location
  
Lindås

Carry
  
European route E39

Crosses
  
Hagelsundet strait

No. of spans
  
9

Opened
  
1982

Longest span
  
250 m

Bridge type
  
Suspension bridge

Hagelsund Bridge broernobrobb492jpg

Similar
  
Nordhordland Bridge, Alversund Bridge, Kjellingstraumen Bridge, Bergsøysund Bridge, Folda Bridge

The Hagelsund Bridge (Norwegian: Hagelsundbrua) is a suspension bridge in Hordaland county, Norway. The bridge connects the island of Flatøy (in Meland municipality) with the village of Knarvik (in Lindås municipality) on the mainland. The length of the bridge is 623 metres (2,044 ft) with the largest of the 9 spans being 250 metres (820 ft) wide. The bridge consists of 2 lanes with car traffic heading in opposite directions, and a walkway for pedestrians and bicycles. The bridge has a 50-metre (160 ft) clearance above the ocean for boats to pass beneath the bridge.

Map of Hagelsundbrua, 5914, Norway

The bridge was opened in 1982 and together with the Nordhordland Bridge and the Krossnessund Bridge, it is a part of the triangular bridge network connecting Flatøy with the island of Holsnøy to the west, the city of Bergen to the south, and the municipality of Lindås to the east.

References

Hagelsund Bridge Wikipedia


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