Skjerkebukta

Skjerkebukta is a bay in Bamble, Telemark, Innlandet. Skjerkebukta is situated nearby to the locality Finndal, as well as near the hamlet Surtebogen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grenland Bridge and Brevik Bridge.

Grenland Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Hallvard Straume, Public domain.

Grenland Bridge is Norway's highest cable-stayed bridge with a tower height of 168 metres. The bridge, which opened in 1996, is part of the European Route E18 highway and it crosses the Frierfjord, a fjord in Telemark county.

Brevik Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Hallvard Straume, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brevik Bridge is one of two bridges that span the mouth of the Frierfjord. It connects Bamble Municipality and Porsgrunn Municipality in Telemark county. Brevik Bridge is situated 3 km east of Skjerkebukta.

Brevik Church

Church

Photo: Hallvard Straume, Public domain.

Brevik Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Porsgrunn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Brevik. It is one of the churches for the Eidanger parish which is part of the Skien prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Brevik Church is situated 3½ km east of Skjerkebukta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Langesund and Porsgrunn.

Langesund

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Langesund is the administrative centre of Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The town is located on a peninsula along the Langesundsfjorden near the Skagerrak coast.

Porsgrunn

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Porsgrunn is a town in the county of Telemark in Norway with a population of 35,000. The larger town of Skien is nearby and the combined urban area has a population of 87,000.

Skjerkebukta

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: Bamble, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.05181° or 59° 3′ 7″ north

Longitude

9.64093° or 9° 38′ 27″ east

Elevation

-1 metres (-3 feet)

Open location code

9FFF3J2R+P9

GeoNames ID

2609334

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