Brekstad–Valset Ferry

Brekstad–Valset Ferry
Valset
Route
Crosses Trondheimfjord
Route Norwegian National Highway 710
Carries Automobiles and passengers
Quays Brekstad
Valset
Service
Operator Tide Sjø
Authority Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Ferry(s) MF Ørland
Type Double-ended
Length 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi)
Travel time 20 min
Headway 60 min
Frequency 17 / day
Daily ridership 400 (2007)
Daily vehicles 407 (2007)
History
Opened 1977

The Brekstad–Valset Ferry is an automobile ferry on Norwegian National Highway 710 that connects the peninsula of Fosen at Brekstad across the Trondheimfjord to Valset. The 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) passage is performed with the double-ended ferries MF Ørland and operated by Tide Sjø making 17 crossings in each direction each day taking 20 minutes.[1]

The ferry route started in 1977,[2] and was operated by Fosen Trafikklag until 2007, when it lost the public service obligation contract to Tide Sjø.[3]

References

  1. ^ Norwegian Public Roads Administration (2008). "Ferjestatistikk 2007" (in Norwegian). http://www.vegvesen.no/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urlpdf&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobheadername1=Content-Disposition%3A&blobheadervalue1=attachment%3Bfilename%3Dpdf_Statens_vegvesen.pdf&blobkey=id&blobtable=SVVvedlegg&blobwhere=1210075240176&ssbinary=true. Retrieved 2008-07-09. 
  2. ^ Adresseavisen (2004-12-02). "Ferjene i Midt-Norge" (in Norwegian). http://www.adressa.no/tema/villeveier/article359491.ece. Retrieved 2008-07-09. 
  3. ^ Adresseavisen (2005-04-27). "- Fosen tapte to ferjeruter" (in Norwegian). http://www.adressa.no/nyheter/midtnorge/article497904.ece. Retrieved 2008-07-09. 

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