The Sortland Bridge (Norwegian: Sortlandsbrua) is a cantilever road bridge that crosses the Sortlandssundet strait between the village of Strand on Hinnøya island and the town of Sortland on Langøya island. It is located within Sortland Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The bridge is 948 metres (3,110 ft) long, the main span is 150 metres (490 ft), and the maximum clearance to the sea is 30 metres (98 ft). The bridge has 21 spans.[1][2][3]
The Sortland Bridge was opened in 1975. It was one of four bridges that were built in the 1970s to connect the islands of Vesterålen to each other. The other bridges that were built during that period are the Hadsel Bridge, Andøy Bridge and Kvalsaukan Bridge. Together with the Tjeldsund Bridge near Harstad, these bridges connect the islands of Vesterålen to the mainland. The Sortland Bridge was a toll bridge for many years after its opening. Before the bridge was built, a ferry carried passengers across the strait. The ferry crossing was one of the busiest in Norway.[4]
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The SortlandBridge (Norwegian: Sortlandsbrua) is a cantilever road bridge that crosses the Sortlandssundet strait between the village of Strand on Hinnøya...
town and commercial centre in Vesterålen. The town of Sortland is located close to the SortlandBridge which crosses the Sortlandsundet strait and connects...
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Carl Reinsnes) was born in the Reinsnes district of Sortland municipality. He was elected into Sortland municipal council in the fall of 1931, and became...
and bridges; some of the largest are Helgeland Bridge, Gimsøystraumen Bridge, Raftsund Bridge, Skjomen Bridge, Rombak Bridge, Hadsel Bridge, Sortland Bridge...
og Fjordane Nordfjord Bridge, around 1.8 km, in Sogn og Fjordane Sulafjord Bridge, around 4 km, in Møre og Romsdal Julsund Bridge, around 2.0 km, in Møre...
by the entrance to the Sigerfjorden. The village of Strand and the SortlandBridge are located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the north. Sigerfjord Church...
other bridges that were built during that period are the SortlandBridge, Andøy Bridge, and Kvalsaukan Bridge. Together with the Tjeldsund Bridge near...
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Hadselfjorden in the south and the Gavlfjorden in the north. The SortlandBridge is the only bridge that crosses the 30-kilometre (19 mi) long strait. Cohen,...
73.1-kilometer (45.4 mi) road in the municipalities of Bø, Øksnes, and Sortland in Nordland County, Norway. It starts in the village of Straumsnes in the...
on the Fiskebøl–Melbu Ferry. Bridges on the road include Andøy Bridge, SortlandBridge, Hadsel Bridge, and Børøy Bridge. Two sections are designated as...
2007-12-07. NOR-WAY Bussekspress (2008). "760 Lofotenekspressen Leknes-Svolvær-Sortland-Narvik". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2007-12-07...
located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Stokmarknes. The Børøy Bridge and Hadsel Bridge connect Stokmarknes to the island of Langøya to the north. Stokmarknes...
period. The municipality is surrounded by several other municipalities: Sortland lies to the north, Bø to the west, Vågan to the south, and Lødingen to...
since when the tree has been donated by the northern Norwegian town of Sortland and placed in the town's Riverhead Square. During redevelopment of Riverhead...
uncharted object under command of the local pilot minutes after sailing from Sortland on 9 March 2013. Her cruise terminated in Antwerp with passengers being...
England: ABC-Clio. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-85109-929-0. Retrieved 2017-02-20. Sortland, Arnulf. "Reiselivsbasen: Tourist Information Vardø – Finnmark County Millennium...
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