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Kvalsund Bridge

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Carries
  
94

Design
  
suspension bridge

Address
  
9620 Kvalsund, Norway

Opened
  
1977

Location
  
Kvalsund

Body of water
  
Kvalsundet

Crosses
  
Kvalsundet

Longest span
  
525 metres (1,722 ft)

Total length
  
741 m

Clearance below
  
26 m

Bridge type
  
Suspension bridge

Kvalsund Bridge

Locale
  
Kvalsund Municipality, Norway

Similar
  
Bømla Bridge, Kjellingstraumen Bridge, Rombak Bridge, Gjemnessund Bridge, Stord Bridge

The Kvalsund Bridge (Norwegian: Kvalsundbrua) is a suspension bridge in Kvalsund Municipality, Finnmark county, Norway. The bridge crosses the Kvalsundet strait between the mainland and the island of Kvaløya. The bridge is located just west of the village of Kvalsund and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the town of Hammerfest.

Opened for traffic in 1977, the 741-metre (2,431 ft) long bridge has 11 spans, the main span being 525 metres (1,722 ft). The maximum clearance to the sea is 26 metres (85 ft). The Kvalsund Bridge is the 56th longest suspension bridge in the world, and also the northernmost suspension bridge in the world.

References

Kvalsund Bridge Wikipedia