Valsøyfjorden is a fjord

Fjord

Geologically, a fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.-Formation:A fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by abrasion of the surrounding bedrock. Glacial melting is accompanied by rebound of Earth's crust as the ice...

 in the municipality of Halsa

Halsa

Halsa is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre of Halsa is the village of Liabøen. Other villages in the municipality include Halsanaustan, Valsøyfjord, Engan, Hjellnes, and Valsøybotnen.-General information:Halsa was...

 in Møre og Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal

is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. It is a fjord arm off of the Arasvikfjord

Arasvikfjord

Arasvikfjord or Arasvikfjorden is fjord between the municipalities of Aure and Halsa in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The fjord is part of the Vinjefjorden, near where the Valsøyfjorden branches off to the south. The highway runs along the south shore, through the village of Valsøyfjord...

 that runs south past the island of Valsøya. The villages along the fjord include Engan, Hjellnes, and Valsøybotnen

Valsøybotnen

Valsøybotnen is a village in the municipality of Halsa in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Valsøyfjorden, just south of Hjellnes and about southeast of the municipal center of Liabøen. The area was once part of the old municipality of Valsøyfjord....

. The Valsøy Bridge

Valsøy Bridge

Valsøy Bridge is the longest of three spans that crosses parts of the Valsøyfjorden in the municipality of Halsa in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge, which opened in June 1993, connects the mainland of Halsa to the west side of the island of Valsøya...

is part of the highway and it was built in 1993 to cross over mouth of the fjord so travelers did not have to drive all the way around the fjord.