Omsund Bridge
Omsund Bridge (Omsund bru) is two bridges that crosses Omsundet between the islands Frei and Nordlandet, a part of the town of Kristiansund in Møre og Romsdal county in Norway.
The 281 metres long old bridge, now open for pedestrians only is a steel truss arch bridge with a suspended deck.
Omsund Bridge was opened for traffic in April 1940, but it was never officially opened, because of World War II. Local young men just tore down the barricades in the middle of the night. April 22, 1940 German bombers tried to destroy the new bridge, but managed only to kill 15 year old Ingolf Vatten on a bike. In May the new bridge was crucial during the evacuation of Kristiansund. It was finally opened officially in a ceremony on April 24, 2005, 65 years late, and 24 years after it was replaced.
A new cantilever bridge was opened in 1981 next to the old one.
See also
- List of bridges in Norway
- List of bridges in Norway by length
- List of bridges
- List of bridges by length