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A "bizarre" bridge in Norway is one of the most photographed pieces of road infrastructure in the world, with design that has terrified drivers for over three decades. The Storseisundet Bridge is the longest of eight crossings that comprise the Nordic nation's Atlanterhavsveien ("The Atlantic Road"), linking the Romsdal peninsula on the mainland to the island of Averøya in Møre og Romsdal county.

The cantilever structure, which stretches over 850 ft, opened in July 1989 (some 37 years ago) and is by far the best known on the route due to its unusual appearance. The bridge rises to a maximum height of about 75 feet as it bends over the rocks and water below.

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As a result it looks from certain angles like it doesn't connect to the rest of the road on the other side.

Kuriositas.com, a website that celebrates weird and wonderful curiosities from around the world said of the bridge: "Nervous drivers (and their equally nervous passengers) beware!

"You should really prepare yourselves for the sight of Storseisundet Bridge in Norway." It adds that "looks very much as if you are in for an icy bath as you plummet off".

One Reddit user who recommended anyone visiting the country to go and see the eccentric piece of engineering previously described it as "probably the bizarrest of the bridges".

It's even been given the nickname the "drunk" or "drunken bridge", presumably due to it looking like something you might see after a few too many pints - which you should obviously should never do if you're behind the wheel.

But while encountering the structure for the first time may come as a bit of a shock, it's said to be perfectly safe to drive on, offering a stunning view of rugged scenery that surrounds the route.

A cost for just that section of the bridge isn't widely reported, but the entire route reportedly cost 122m NOK in 1989 (a modern value of around 292,826,776 NOK).

That converts to around £23.3million.