Global InformationOmsund Bridge information
Omsund Bridge Omsundbrua | |
|---|---|
 The two bridges seen from Frei | |
| Coordinates | 63°06′17″N 7°49′18″E / 63.1046°N 7.8216°E |
| Carries |  Rv70 |
| Crosses | Omsundet |
| Locale | Kristiansund, Norway |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilever bridge |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 292 metres (958 ft) |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Clearance above | 18 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1981 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 9,500 (2012)[1] |
| Location | |
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The Omsund Bridge (Norwegian: Omsundbrua) is a bridge that crosses the strait Omsundet between the islands of Frei and Nordlandet in Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The link is actually made up of two bridges: The main bridge crosses form Nordlandet to the islet of Rensvikholmen and then the smaller Rensviksundet bridge completes the crossing to Frei.
Prior to the merger of Kristiansund and Frei municipalities on 1 January 2008, the bridges crossed the border between the two municipalities. The original bridge was in use from 1940 until 1981. The second bridge is currently in use, and a third bridge has been proposed. The bridges lies just south of the Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget.
- ^ "Status for bypakken i Kristiansund" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Norwegian Public Roads Administration. 22 November 2012. p. 2.