Nerlandsøy Bridge

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Nerlandsøy Bridge
Nerlandsøybrua

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Nerlandsøy Bridge seen from Igesund
Coordinates 62°20′30″N5°36′07″E / 62.34167°N 5.60194°E / 62.34167; 5.60194 Coordinates: 62°20′30″N5°36′07″E / 62.34167°N 5.60194°E / 62.34167; 5.60194
Carries Fylkesvei 20
Crosses Søre Vaulen
Locale Herøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Characteristics
Total length 405 m (1,329 ft)
History
Opened 25 September 1968

The Nerlandsøy Bridge (Norwegian : Nerlandsøybrua) is a bridge that crosses the Søre Vaulen strait between the islands of Bergsøya and Nerlandsøya in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. [1]

Norwegian language North Germanic language spoken in Norway

Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is the official language. Along with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a dialect continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional varieties, and some Norwegian and Swedish dialects, in particular, are very close. These Scandinavian languages, together with Faroese and Icelandic as well as some extinct languages, constitute the North Germanic languages. Faroese and Icelandic are hardly mutually intelligible with Norwegian in their spoken form because continental Scandinavian has diverged from them. While the two Germanic languages with the greatest numbers of speakers, English and German, have close similarities with Norwegian, neither is mutually intelligible with it. Norwegian is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Era.

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Nerlandsøya island

Nerlandsøya is an island in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is located northwest of the municipal center of Fosnavåg and east of the island of Skorpa. The island is connected to the island Bergsøya by the Nerlandsøy Bridge. The Flåvær islands lie to the south. The highest point on the island is Storevarden which is 430 metres (1,410 ft) above sea level. The island has an area of 14.6 square kilometres (5.6 sq mi).

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The 405-metre (1,329 ft) long Nerlandsøy Bridge opened on 25 September 1968. It is just west of Fosnavåg and it is part of the bridge network that connects all of the main islands of Herøy.

Fosnavåg Town in Western Norway, Norway

Fosnavåg  is a city in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the administrative center of the municipality of Herøy. The city is located on the island of Bergsøya, and it includes the Eggesbønes area on the south side of the island.

See also

Remøy Bridge

The Remøy Bridge is a bridge from connecting the islands of Leinøya and Remøya in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge carries the county highway 18 over the Nordre Vaulen strait.

Runde Bridge bridge

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Herøy Bridge

The Herøy Bridge is a cantilever bridge that connects the islands of Gurskøya and Leinøya in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of a bridge network which connects all of the main islands of the municipality together. It is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Fosnavåg.

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Staulen island in Herøy, Nordland, Norway

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References

  1. "Nerlandsøybrua" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2010-09-18.