Stokkøy Bridge
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Stokkøy Bridge is a concrete
cantilever bridge
that crosses the Stokksundet strait
between the mainland and Stokkøya
in the municipality of Åfjord
in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. The bridge starts near Revsnes
on the mainland and goes north to the island of Stokkøya near the village of Harsvika
.
The 525 metres (1,722.4 ft) long bridge was opened in December 2000. The bridge has 6 spans, the longest of which is 206 metres (675.9 ft). The clearance to the sea is 30 metres (98.4 ft). Stokkøy Bridge cost around to build.
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
cantilever bridge
Cantilever bridge
A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using cantilevers, structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end. For small footbridges, the cantilevers may be simple beams; however, large cantilever bridges designed to handle road or rail traffic use trusses built from...
that crosses the Stokksundet strait
Strait
A strait or straits is a narrow, typically navigable channel of water that connects two larger, navigable bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies between two land masses, but it may also refer to a navigable channel through a body of water that is otherwise not...
between the mainland and Stokkøya
Stokkøya
Stokkøya is an island in the municipality of Åfjord in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The island is located in the Stoksund area. The largest village on the island is Harsvika. The tall mountain Kamman is the highest point on the island....
in the municipality of Åfjord
Åfjord
Åfjord is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årnes. Other villages in the municipality include Revsnes, Harsvika, and By...
in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
- References :...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The bridge starts near Revsnes
Revsnes
Revsnes is a village in the municipality of Åfjord in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland in northwestern Stoksund area of Åfjord. The village lies near the south end of the Stokkøy Bridge, about southeast of the village of Harsvika on the island of Stokkøya. ...
on the mainland and goes north to the island of Stokkøya near the village of Harsvika
Harsvika
Harsvika is a village in the municipality of Åfjord in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the island of Stokkøya, in the Stoksund area in northwest Åfjord. The north end of the Stokkøy Bridge lies just east of Harsvika, connecting it to Revsnes on the mainland....
.
The 525 metres (1,722.4 ft) long bridge was opened in December 2000. The bridge has 6 spans, the longest of which is 206 metres (675.9 ft). The clearance to the sea is 30 metres (98.4 ft). Stokkøy Bridge cost around to build.
See also
- List of bridges in Norway
- List of bridges in Norway by length
- List of bridges
- List of bridges by length
