Måløy Bridge
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Måløy Bridge (Måløybrua) is a cantilever road bridge between the mainland and the town of Måløy on Vågsøy in Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway. The bridge is 1224 metres long, the longest spans are 125 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 42 metres. The bridge has, in total, 34 spans.
The building of the bridge started in 1971. It was officially opened by King Olav V on July 11, 1974, although the bridge was actually opened for traffic in December 1973. King Olav came to the opening by ship, straight from a visit to Iceland. The opening of the bridge had to be postponed for a day because the royal ship got delayed by bad weather whilst at sea. [1]
Måløy Bridge was the longest bridge in Norway at the time of its opening. It cost 32 million kroner to construct and was a toll bridge until 1984.
The bridge is built to stand wind up to 75 m/s. There are boards on each side of the bridge showing the amount of wind, and the bridge has been closed several times because of too strong winds.
When the wind is blowing from a certain angle, the bridge can be heard to "sing" (caused by vibration of bridge and cables) on the note of C.
[edit] See also
- List of bridges in Norway
- List of bridges in Norway by length
- List of bridges
- List of bridges by length
