Tromøy Bridge
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Tromøy Bridge is a suspension bridge
that crosses Tromøysundet east of Arendal
in Norway
, connecting the island Tromøy
with the mainland.
The bridge is part of Norwegian National Road 409. Opened in 1961, it has a length of 400 metres and 12 spans. The longest span is 240 metres and ships up to 35 metres may pass under it.
Its building was prepared by a special committee, chaired by Christian Stray
during its entire existence from 1938 to 1961.
Suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. Outside Tibet and Bhutan, where the first examples of this type of bridge were built in the 15th century, this type of bridge dates from the early 19th century...
that crosses Tromøysundet east of Arendal
Arendal
is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Arendal belongs to the traditional region of Sørlandet.The town of Arendal is the administrative center the municipality and also of Aust-Agder county...
in 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...
, connecting the island Tromøy
Tromøy
Tromøy is the largest island in Southern Norway, a former municipality in Aust-Agder county, and is currently an important part of the present-day municipality of Arendal.-Location:...
with the mainland.
The bridge is part of Norwegian National Road 409. Opened in 1961, it has a length of 400 metres and 12 spans. The longest span is 240 metres and ships up to 35 metres may pass under it.
Its building was prepared by a special committee, chaired by Christian Stray
Christian Stray
Christian Stray was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Christianssand as a son of timber merchant and shipowner Thorkild Marthinius Stray and his wife Marie Nodeland . He finished his secondary education at Christianssand Cathedral School in 1912, and graduated...
during its entire existence from 1938 to 1961.