Stavanger City Bridge

{{Short description|Fixed link in Rogoland, Norway}} {{Infobox bridge |bridge_name = Stavanger City Bridge |native_name = Stavanger Bybru, Bybrua |native_name_lang = NO |image = StavangerCityBridge.jpg |image_size = 250px |alt = |caption = View of the bridge |official_name = |other_name = |carries = {{fylkesvei|435}} |crosses = Straumsteinsundet |locale = [[Stavanger (city)|Stavanger]], [[Norway]] |design = [[Cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge]] |material = [[Concrete]] |length = {{convert|1067|m}} |width = |height = |mainspan = {{convert|185|m}} |spans = 24 |pierswater = |load = |clearance = {{convert|26|m}} |below = |begin = |complete = |open = 31 Jan 1978 |inaugurated = |toll = |traffic = |coordinates = {{coord|58.9696|5.7483|type:landmark_region:NO|display=title,inline}} }}

'''Stavanger City Bridge''' ({{langx|no|Stavanger bybru}} or just ''Bybrua'') is a [[cable-stayed bridge]] in the [[Stavanger (city)|city of Stavanger]] which is in the large [[Stavanger Municipality]] in [[Rogaland]] county, [[Norway]]. The bridge has one tower and it was one of the first larger cable-stayed bridges in Norway when it opened on 31 January 1978. The bridge crosses the [[Straumsteinsundet]] strait connecting the city centre of Stavanger to the small islands of [[Grasholmen]] and [[Sølyst, Stavanger|Sølyst]]. It is the main connection to the whole the borough of [[Hundvåg, Stavanger|Hundvåg]] which is a series of islands that are all interconnected by small bridges. [[File:Vy fran Stavanger Norge, Johannes Jansson (1).jpg|thumb|left|Stavanger bybru]] The Stavanger City Bridge is {{convert|1067|m}} long, the main span is {{convert|185|m}}, and the maximum clearance to the sea is {{convert|26|m}}. The reinforced [[concrete]] bridge has 24 spans.<ref>{{Structurae|id=20008099|title=Stavanger Bybru}}. Retrieved 2016-04-17.</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.lotsberg.net/data/norway/bru.html |title=Norske bruer og viadukter |editor-last=Merzagora |editor-first=Eugenio A. |chapter=Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (> 500 m) |access-date=2016-04-17}}</ref>

The bridge has a high volume of travelers crossing it every day. This has led to the construction of the new [[Hundvåg Tunnel]], which will connect the mainland city of Stavanger with the islands of [[Buøy]] and [[Hundvåg (island)|Hundvåg]]. The tunnel opened in 2020. It runs under the strait, immediately west of the bridge.

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:Bridges in Rogaland]] [[Category:Bridges completed in 1978]] [[Category:1978 establishments in Norway]] [[Category:Transport in Stavanger]] [[Category:Cable-stayed bridges in Norway]]