Tresfjorden

Tresfjorden
View of the fjord
Tresfjorden is located in Møre og Romsdal
Tresfjorden
Tresfjorden
Location of the fjord
Tresfjorden is located in Norway
Tresfjorden
Tresfjorden
Tresfjorden (Norway)
LocationRomsdal, Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates62°35′09″N 7°07′33″E / 62.5858°N 7.1257°E / 62.5858; 7.1257
Primary outflowsRomsdal Fjord
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length12 kilometres (7.5 mi)
SettlementsVestnes, Vikebukt

Tresfjorden (English: Tres Fjord)[1][2][3] is a fjord in Vestnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) long fjord branches off of the main Romsdal Fjord, and it is one of the two main fjords that cut into the municipality. The village of Vestnes sits at the mouth of the fjord (on the west side) and the village of Vikebukt sits at the mouth of the fjord (on the east side). The village of Tresfjord is located at the southern end of the fjord.[4]

European route E39 runs along the northwest shore of the fjord, and European route E136 approaches the fjord from the east and crosses it over the Tresfjord Bridge. The bridge opened in 2015, crossing the northern part of the fjord just south of the villages of Vestnes and Vikebukt. The opening of the bridge resulted in E136 being re-routed over the bridge instead of following the east shore down and around the fjord.[5]

  1. ^ "Tres Fjord: Norway". Geographical Names. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  2. ^ United States Hydrographic Office (1931). Sailing Directions for the Northwest and North Coasts of Norway. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 124.
  3. ^ Lynam, Charles Cotterell (1913). To Norway and the North Cape in 'Blue Dragon II' 1911–1912. London: Sidgwick & Jackson. p. 76.
  4. ^ "Tresfjorden" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
  5. ^ "Prosjektet Tresfjordbrua" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-10-25.