Åkviksundet Bridge

The Åkviksundet Bridge (Norwegian: Åkviksundet bru) is a box girder bridge that crosses the Åkviksundet strait between the islands of Dønna and Staulen in Nordland county, Norway. Together with the Hoholmen Bridge, it forms the road connection between Herøy Municipality and Dønna Municipality. The bridge is 285 metres (935 ft) long, the longest of the three spans is 135 metres (443 ft), and the maximum clearance to the sea is 24.2 metres (79 ft). Jan-Eirik Nilsskog was the main engineer that built the bridge. The Åkviksundet Bridge was opened by King Harald V on 19 June 1999.^[1][2][3]

Åkviksundet Bridge Åkviksundet bru
View of the bridge
Coordinates	66°01′38″N 12°17′50″E
Characteristics
Design	Box girder bridge
Material	Concrete
Total length	285 metres (935 ft)
Width	9.1 metres (30 ft)
Longest span	135 metres (443 ft)
No. of spans	3
Clearance below	24.2 metres (79 ft)
History
Construction start	1998
Construction end	1999
Inaugurated	19 June 1999
Location

See also

• List of bridges in Norway
• List of bridges in Norway by length
• List of bridges
• List of bridges by length

References

1. Merzagora, Eugenio A. (ed.). "Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (499-200 m)". Norske bruer og viadukter. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
2. Åkviksundet Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
3. Nilsskog, Jan-Eirik; Wiggen, Øystein. "Aakviksundet Bridge". Retrieved 2011-12-29.