The Vigra Fixed Link (Norwegian: Vigrasambandet), also known as the Ålesund Tunnels (Ålesundtunnelene), is a fixed link connecting the islands of Giske Municipality to the islands and mainland of Ålesund Municipality.[1]
The Vigra Fixed Link consists of the following parts:
- the 3,520-meter (11,550 ft) long Ellingsøy Tunnel which connects the islands of Nørve (where the city of Ålesund is centred) and Ellingsøya
- the 4,222-meter (13,852 ft) long Valderøy Tunnel which connects the islands of Ellingsøya and Valderøya
- the 3,844-meter (12,612 ft) long Godøy Tunnel which connects the islands of Valderøya and Godøya
- the 552-meter (1,811 ft) long Giske Bridge which connects the islands of Valderøya to Giske
The island of Valderøya was already connected by bridge to the island of Vigra before this project was begun, which meant that the fixed link also connected the city of Ålesund to Ålesund Airport, Vigra. The fixed link opened between 1987 and 1989, and was financed as a toll road. The link is part of Norwegian National Road 658 and Norwegian County Road 658.[1]
- ^ a b Tennøy, Per-Morten, ed. (2024-11-25). "Vigrasambandet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
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