Giske Bridge

The Giske Bridge is a concrete beam bridge between the islands of Valderøya and Giske in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge is 552 metres long, the longest span is 52 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 17 metres.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Giske Church and Giske Wildlife Sanctuary.

Giske Church

Church

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Giske Church is a 12th-century marble parish church of the Church of Norway in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the island of Giske, about 10 kilometres northwest of the town of Ålesund. Giske Church is situated 1½ km southwest of Giske Bridge.

Giske Wildlife Sanctuary

Nature reserve

The Giske Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Makkevika inlet on the island of Giske in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The area received protection in 1988 "to preserve an important wetland area with its habitat, bird life and other wildlife", according to the conservation regulations. Giske Wildlife Sanctuary is situated 3 km west of Giske Bridge.

Valderøy Church

Church

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Valderøy Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the village of Nordstrand on the island of Valderøya. Valderøy Church is situated 3 km east of Giske Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ålesund.

Ålesund

Photo: GangerRolf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ålesund is the largest city in Møre og Romsdal county, West Norway, with about 53,000 inhabitants, 66,000 in the surrounding area. Ålesund is the gateway to the iconic northwestern fjords and surrounding alpine mountains.

Giske Bridge

Type: Bridge
Description: bridge in Giske Municipality, Norway
Categories: road bridge, beam bridge, and transportation
Location: Giske, Møre og Romsdal, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.50825° or 62° 30′ 30″ north

Longitude

6.07619° or 6° 4′ 34″ east

Open location code

9FJ8G35G+7F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1353756272

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

GeoNames ID

8584459

Wikidata ID

Q4585711

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In Other Languages

From Norwegian to Swedish—“Giske Bridge” goes by many names.

Norwegian Bokmål: “Giskebruaa”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Giskebrua”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Giskebruaa”
Norwegian: “Giskebrua”
Swedish: “Giskebron”

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