page_title: Vigra Fixed Link
hierarchical_section_title: Vigra Fixed Link
caption_attribution_description: English: Ålesund, Norway. Aspøya with Aspevågen and Steinvågsundet in foreground, Ellingsøya and Ellingsøyfjorden in background.
context_page_description: The Vigra Fixed Link, also known as the Ålesund Tunnels, is a fixed link connecting the archipelago and municipality of Giske and the island of Ellingsøya to the mainland and the island city of Ålesund. It consists of the 3,520-meter long Ellingsøy Tunnel between Ålesund and Ellingsøya, the 4,222-meter long Valderøy Tunnel connecting the islands of Ellingsøya and Valderøya, the 3,844-meter long Godøy Tunnel between the islands of Valderøya and Godøy, and the Giske Bridge from Valderøya to Giske island. Valderøya was already connected by bridge to the island of Vigra, 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.
context_section_description: The Vigra Fixed Link (Norwegian: Vigrasambandet), also known as the Ålesund Tunnels (Ålesundtunnelene), is a fixed link connecting the archipelago and municipality of Giske and the island of Ellingsøya to the mainland and the island city of Ålesund. It consists of the 3,520-meter (11,550 ft) long Ellingsøy Tunnel between Ålesund and Ellingsøya, the 4,222-meter (13,852 ft) long Valderøy Tunnel connecting the islands of Ellingsøya and Valderøya, the 3,844-meter (12,612 ft) long Godøy Tunnel between the islands of Valderøya and Godøy, and the Giske Bridge from Valderøya to Giske island. Valderøya was already connected by bridge to the island of Vigra, 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.
caption: The tunnels run from Ålesund in the foreground to Ellingsøy in the background to the right, and to the left onwards to Giske
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