Gjemnessund Bridge 2675204 194125895 2008-02-26T07:40:19Z Gunnex 6423277 +pt [[Image:Gjemnesbrua-Norway.JPG|thumb|right|300px]] '''Gjemnessund Bridge (Gjemnessundbrua)''' is a [[suspension bridge]] that crosses [[Gjemnessundet]] between [[Gjemnes]] on the mainland and [[Bergsøya]] in [[Møre og Romsdal]] county in [[Norway]]. It is the longest suspension bridge in Norway, although it is not the longest span. The bridge is 1257 metres long, the main span is 623 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 43 metres. The bridge has 21 spans. Gjemnessund Bridge was opened in [[1992]]. It was built as part of [[Krifast]], the town of [[Kristiansund]]'s road connection to the mainland. Many bridges slowly deteriorate and need to be repaired because the salty seawater damages the concrete and the iron inside it. Gjemnessund Bridge has had a problem with seabirds, whose manure contain salt and ammonia. The salt and ammonia damages the concrete. To prevent this, the bridge is cleaned, and the critical parts of the concrete are covered with an elastic membrane that protects the concrete against the manure and the harmful content. [http://www.tk.no/nyheter/article908606.ece] ==See also== *[[List of bridges in Norway]] *[[List of bridges in Norway by length]] *[[List of bridges]] *[[List of bridges by length]] *[[List of largest suspension bridges]] *[[Bergsøysund Bridge]] *[[Straumsund Bridge]] ==External links== *[http://fuv.hivolda.no/prosjekt/eriksst/hengebru.htm A page about Gjemnessund Bridge (in Norwegian)] *[http://www.osni.nl/fotos/vak2004a/slides/Gjemnessundbrua.jpg A picture of the bridge] * {{Structurae|id=s0008110|title=Gjemnessundbrua}} *[http://home.no.net/lotsberg/data/norway/bru.html The World's Longest Tunnel Page (bridge section)] [[Category:Bridges in Møre og Romsdal]] [[Category:Suspension bridges]] [[Category:Bridges completed in 1992]] [[no:Gjemnessundbrua]] [[pt:Ponte Gjemnessund]]