Storseisundet Bridge (Norwegian: Storseisundetbrua) is the
longest of the eight bridges that make up the Atlanterhavsveien
(“The Atlantic Road”), the road connection from the mainland
Romsdal peninsula to the island of Averøya in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway. It is a bridge on one of Norway’s most scenic
and popular tourist roads – the Atlantic Ocean Road
(Atlanterhavsveien in Norwegian). The bridge named Storseisundet
makes a sharp bend as it jumps over a number of small islands
and waterways. The approach to the bridge looks scary as the
bridge seems to end abruptly and as if any attempt to proceed
would result into the vehicle flying out and dropping into the
waters below. Storseisundet Bridge is a cantilever bridge that
is 260 metres (850 ft) long and with a maximum clearance to the
sea of 23 metres (75 ft). It was opened on 7 July 1989, and it
was a toll road until June 1999. 1. Of course, it’s just an
optical illusion. The bridge is constructed in such a way as to
create the illusion of a “bridge to n