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Måløy Bridge

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up to 75 metres per second (170 mph), however vehicles can't stand anything near that. There are boards on each side of the bridge showing the amount of wind, and the bridge has been closed several times because of strong winds.
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on 11 July 1974, although the bridge was actually opened for traffic in December 1973. King Olav came to the opening by ship, returning from a visit to
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got delayed by bad weather while at sea. The Måløy Bridge was the longest bridge in Norway at the time of its opening. It cost 32 million 
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Construction started in 1971, and it was officially opened by
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Coordinates
61°55′45″N 5°07′21″E / 61.9292°N 5.1224°E / 61.9292; 5.1224
Rv15
Måløy
Norway
Cantilever
Clearance below
Norwegian
cantilever
road bridge
Kinn Municipality
Vestland
Norway
Degnepoll
Måløy
island of Vågsøy
Norwegian national road
strait
Måløy island

King Olav V
Iceland
Royal Yacht
toll bridge
wind
List of bridges in Norway
List of bridges in Norway by length
List of bridges
List of bridges by length

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