Måløy Bridge

The Måløy Bridge (Norwegian: Måløybrua) is a cantilever road bridge in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The bridge connects the village area of Degnepoll on the mainland and the town of Måløy on the island of Vågsøy. The bridge carries Norwegian national road 15 over the Måløystraumen strait and Måløy island. The bridge is 1,224 metres (4,016 ft) long, the longest spans are 125 metres (410 ft), and the maximum clearance to the sea is 42 metres (138 ft). In total, the bridge has 34 spans.[1]

Wind speed indicator

Måløy Bridge Måløybrua
View of the bridge
Coordinates	61°55′45″N 5°07′21″E
Carries	Rv15
Crosses	Måløystraumen
Locale	Måløy, Norway
Characteristics
Design	Cantilever
Total length	1,224 metres (4,016 ft)
Longest span	125 metres (410 ft)
No. of spans	34
Clearance below	42 metres (138 ft)
History
Construction start	November 1971
Opened	December 1973
Inaugurated	11 July 1974
Location

Construction started in 1971, and it was officially opened by King Olav V on 11 July 1974, although the bridge was actually opened for traffic in December 1973. King Olav came to the opening by ship, returning from a visit to Iceland. The opening of the bridge had to be postponed for a day because the Royal Yacht got delayed by bad weather while at sea.[2] The Måløy Bridge was the longest bridge in Norway at the time of its opening. It cost 32 million kr to construct and was a toll bridge until 1984. The bridge is built to stand wind up to 75 metres per second (170 mph), however vehicles can't stand anything near that. There are boards on each side of the bridge showing the amount of wind, and the bridge has been closed several times because of strong winds.