Grenland Bridge
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hallvard Straume, Public domain.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Telemark, Norway
- Also known as: “Greenland Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brevik Bridge and Brevik Church.
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 the municipalities of Bamble and Porsgrunn in Telemark county. On the west side, in Bamble, lies the town of Stathelle, while on the east side lies the town of Brevik in Porsgrunn. Brevik Bridge is situated 1 km east of Grenland Bridge.
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 1½ km east of Grenland Bridge.
Stathelle Church
Church
Photo: Bamble kommune, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stathelle Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Stathelle. It is the church for the Stathelle parish which is part of the Bamble prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Stathelle Church is situated 2 km southeast of Grenland Bridge.
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 Skaggerak 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.
Grenland Bridge
- Categories: road bridge, cable-stayed bridge, highway bridge, and transportation
- Location: Bamble, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.05237° or 59° 3′ 9″ northLongitude
9.67582° or 9° 40′ 33″ eastElevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)Open location code
9FFF3M2G+W8OpenStreetMap ID
way 524396685OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Swedish—“Grenland Bridge” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “গ্রেনল্যান্ড সেতু”
- Chinese: “格伦兰大桥”
- Chinese: “格倫蘭大橋”
- Danish: “Grenlandsbroen”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى جرينلاند”
- Finnish: “Grenlandin silta”
- German: “Grenlandsbrua”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Grenland bro”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Grenlandsbroen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Grenlandsbrua”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grenlandsbrua”
- Norwegian: “Grenlandsbrua”
- Polish: “Most Grenlandzki”
- Spanish: “puente Grenland”
- Spanish: “Puente Grenland”
- Swedish: “Grenlandsbron”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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