Sundøy Bridge

Bridge in Leirfjord
66°01′17″N 12°56′00″E / 66.021369°N 12.933469°E / 66.021369; 12.933469Carries2 lanes of Fv220LocaleLeirfjordCharacteristicsDesignCantilever bridgeMaterialConcreteTotal length538 metres (1,765 ft)Width10.3 metres (34 ft)Longest span298 metres (978 ft)No. of spans3Clearance below43.5 metres (143 ft)HistoryConstruction start2001Construction end2003Construction costNOK 150 million ($US22.4 million)[1]Opened9 August 2003LocationMap

The Sundøy Bridge (Norwegian: Sundøybrua) is a cantilever bridge in the municipality of Leirfjord in Nordland county, Norway. The concrete bridge connects the mainland to the village of Sundøy on the island of Alsta. The 538-metre (1,765 ft) bridge has three spans, with the main span being 298 metres (978 ft) long. The maximum clearance to the sea is 43.5 metres (143 ft).[2][3]

The bridge seen from the mainland, the old ferrylanding in the foreground

The Sundøy Bridge was opened on 9 August 2003. It was designed by Jan-Eirik Nilsskog. The bridge cost 150 million kr.[1] The decision to spend such an amount of money on a bridge to a place with less than 150 inhabitants was disputed. However, Sundøy did not get connected to the mainland when the rest of Alsten did, following the opening of the Helgeland Bridge in 1991. This was because Seven Sisters mountains separate the two sides of the island with no roads crossing them. Consequently, the people at Sundøy thought it was only fair that they got their connection as well.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Reference Portfolio - Sundøy Bridge (PDF), Aas Jakobsen, archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016, retrieved 9 August 2014
  2. ^ Sundøy Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  3. ^ Merzagora, Eugenio A. (ed.). "Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (> 500 m)". Norske bruer og viadukter. Retrieved 2012-01-09.

External links

  • A page about the Sundøy Bridge (in Norwegian)
  • Links to more pages about and pictures of the bridge


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