Bridges going up into the sky: Norway's most picturesque road. Storsesundet Bridge - drunken bridge in Norway Stelvio Pass, Italy


Every year tens of thousands of tourists come to Norway. They are attracted not only by the harsh northern nature, but also by stunning monuments of modern engineering and architecture. The road is considered a particularly popular place Atlanterhavsveien, connecting the mainland with the island of Averøy. This beautiful place are crossed by 8 bridges, each of which, at a certain angle, resembles curved slides that “break off” right in the sky.




The idea of ​​connecting the island with the main part of Norway appeared at the beginning of the 20th century, but then engineers wanted to see railway. For various reasons, the project was never implemented. The country's authorities returned to the issue of highway construction in 1983. During the 6 years of construction, the road was exposed to hurricane storms 12 times.



Seven bridges have been built along the entire 8.27 km Atlantic Road (Atlanterhavsveien) route. Most high bridge entitled Storseisundet(23 meters) at a certain angle resembles a curved hill with a cliff. For this it was nicknamed the “Drunk” Bridge.



Construction costs amounted to 122 million Norwegian kroner. However, the project became so popular that it recouped its cost in just a year. The Atlantic Ocean Road was recognized as the "Best Tourist Road in the Country".



Architect George K. S. Rothe, in turn, developed a non-standard Eressunlink project, which includes an 8 km long bridge, underground tunnel(4 km) and artificial island. This one links the Danish capital Copenhagen with the Swedish city of Malmo.

The eight-kilometer Atlanterhavsveien (The Atlantic Road), connecting the islands of southwestern Norway, is a popular a tourist route. A road with stunning views of the fjords and Mountain peaks, as if jumping from one island to another, communicating with them using seven bridges.

The tallest and longest of them, the Storseisundet Bridge, from a distance looks like a highway going nowhere. Its length is 260 meters and its height reaches 23 meters. Cars moving along the amazingly curved bridge seem to be diving from a springboard into the waters of the North Sea. And in stormy weather, when waves cover cars going beyond the horizon, a trip across the bridge will become an ominous, but, however, safe attraction. This optical illusion effect, which is achieved thanks to the unusual design of the structure, gave the Atlanterhavsveien track a different name: local residents They call it the "drunk road".

Construction of the Atlanterhavsveien route lasted about six years; it was opened on July 7, 1989.









Along Atlanterhavsveien there are four special panoramic platforms, where you can stop for a small picnic. Some of them are equipped with platforms for anglers.

Storms sweeping the coast Atlantic Ocean in the autumn months, attract tourists who want to see the bad weather with their own eyes. Before the road opened in 1989, workers who built Atlanterhavsveien for six years witnessed 12 severe hurricanes and storms.

How to get there

Along the scenic Norwegian coastline, the Atlanterhavsveien (The Atlantic Road), on which the Storseisundet bridge is located, is part of the national road Rv 64. It connects the cities of Molde and Kristiansund - the most populous centers of the governorate of Møre og Romsdal, located in the fjord region. The road starts 30 kilometers southwest of Kristiansund and ends 47 kilometers from Molde.

If you are traveling by car from the north (for example, from Trondheim) and starting from Kristiansund, move towards the Atlantic Tunnel, which connects the city with the island of Averøya. From the center of Kristiansund, take Rv 70 until you reach the roundabout, from where you take the Rv 64; follow signs for Molde. The length of the tunnel is about five kilometers; a “barrier fee” is charged for traveling through it.

A bus service connects the cities of Molde and Kristiansund; the path passes along the Atlanterhavsveien highway, surrounded by colorful landscapes of northern nature.

Norwegian tourist routes cruise company Hurtigruten are planned in such a way that, having disembarked, for example in Kristiansund, you can tour the Atlanterhavsveien by car or bus, and then board again in Molde.

Location

The Storseisundet Bridge, part of the scenic Atlanterhavsveien (The Atlantic Road), connects the mainland and the island of Avereya in Møre og Romsdal, in the west. Exact coordinates bridge: 63°01"00"N 7°21"11"E.

Storsesundet Bridge, located in Norway, is considered one of the most amazing and phenomenal bridges in the world. Just by looking at it, you get the impression that it leads in an unknown direction, and for an avid tourist it will turn out to be an incredibly intriguing and bewitching place. And indeed, if you look at the bridge from the outside, it seems that there, on the other side, there is no continuation, but there is a cliff, the unknown... This is precisely where its intrigue, charm, extraordinaryness lie, and this, in turn, is extremely captivating and arouses interest to the point of insanity.

The Storsesundet Bridge, also known as the “bridge to nowhere,” was built in 1989. Its length is 260 m. Due to its unusual bend, locals nicknamed it “drunk”. But its strength and durability leave no doubt. The builders spared neither effort nor time in constructing such a striking and complex structure. He is considered one of the most long bridges Atlantic road, the purpose of which was to connect the island of Averoy with the mainland.

Initially, it was planned to construct an ordinary bridge, but the privilege is always innovative and unusual ideas, which led the architects to the idea of ​​​​creating a bridge that resembles a roller coaster in its appearance. The illusory cliff leading into the unknown actually goes 23 m down. This is a kind of descent that takes your breath away just from looking at it, and your soul is filled with indescribable emotions.

Surely all lovers of the feeling of drive, incredible adrenaline and extreme sports will like this “abyss”. Indeed, in stormy weather or a strong storm, when raging waves cover passing cars, as if secretly trying to interfere with moving traffic and block the path, the trip can really seem like a real water attraction.

If you happen to witness such an extravagant and chilling spectacle, you can feel incredible anxiety, insane trepidation and even panic fear for the lives of those who find themselves there, in the so-called “trap.” But all these burning and terrifying emotions are absolutely groundless, because travel across this bridge is completely safe and reliable.

Today, the Storsesundet Bridge is a popular place among tourists where you can enjoy the mesmerizing panoramas of Norwegian landscapes, enjoy the beauty of the beautiful mountains that open to your eyes, and taste the bliss of the view of the occasionally raging surface of the water. This is a century-old building that attracts almost everyone who sets foot on Norwegian soil and enchants with its mystery, inexplicable magical appeal and partially transmitted energy.

Volgogradsky “walked” (resonated) once - in 2010. Then I wrote:

The Volgograd bridge is convulsing,
New, newly built bridge.
Not a hurricane, and not a tornado -
The wind blew a little stronger, scoundrel.

Convulses, as if in a seizure.
Wave after wave rushes across the bridge,
Like along the Volga.
I'm at a loss
Feeling faint somewhere inside.

Maybe not the wind, but something with the support?
Maybe the resonance inflamed him?
Miners died in the Raspadskaya mine.
Maybe it was because of them that he got so angry?

...They will say later: everything is sewn and covered.
There was a resonance of blame that day.
The bridge has survived and traffic is open.
There is no point in casting a shadow on the fence!

This news flew past my soul.
The soul feels both near and far
The body is torn apart by convulsions again
The long-suffering Russian land.

Mourning after mourning, grief after grief.
Is it only the authorities who are to blame here?
Braces, foundations, and supports are collapsing.
The bridge stood.
Will you stand, country?..

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In 2003, the administration Volgograd region entered into an agreement with a certain Moscow construction company to attract investments to complete the construction of the bridge. The company prepared fictitious documents according to which investments were allegedly attracted. After that, 15 million rubles from the federal budget were transferred to the company’s account. According to investigators, this money was stolen.
The bridge across the Volga, which took more than ten years to build, was inaugurated in 2009. However, only the first stage of construction was completed. The cost of the first stage was 12.5 billion rubles. Of these, 2.75 billion were allocated from the regional budget, and the rest from the federal budget.
In May 2010, the bridge was temporarily closed due to vibrations with an amplitude of up to one meter. Experts found that wind loads fell into one resonant zone and caused vibrations. However, no cracks were found in the structure, and the bridge was reopened (in August 2010, even trucks began to be allowed onto it).

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With the light hand of the journalistic fraternity of Volgograd, the construction across the Volga, after the first report on the vibrations of the bridge on local TV, received a “name” - “dancing”.
The head of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, Sergei Stepashin, said in the summer of 2010 that his agency checked the bridge construction scheme in Volgograd and identified violations amounting to 152 million rubles.
It is clear that the information with “discrepancy” about the money missing during the construction of the bridge was not ignored by website visitors and bloggers.
Here are just a few responses that can be quoted (because Internet users sometimes do not watch their vocabulary).

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