Skjerkedalen
Skjerkedalen is a valley in Bamble, Telemark, Innlandet and has an elevation of 26 metres. Skjerkedalen is situated nearby to the hamlet Surtebogen, as well as near the locality Finndal.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. Grenland Bridge is situated 3 km east of Skjerkedalen.
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 4 km east of Skjerkedalen.
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
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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.
Skjerkedalen
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 26 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Bamble, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Skjerkedalen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Skjerkedalen”
- Norwegian: “Skjerkedalen”
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