Fyksesund Bridge

Fyksesund Bridge
Fyksesundbrua
View of the bridge
Coordinates 60°24′00″N 06°15′37″E / 60.40000°N 6.26028°E / 60.40000; 6.26028Coordinates: 60°24′00″N 06°15′37″E / 60.40000°N 6.26028°E / 60.40000; 6.26028
Carries 7
Crosses Fyksesund
Locale Kvam, Norway
Characteristics
Design Suspension bridge
Material Reinforced Concrete
Total length 344 metres (1,129 ft)
Width 1 lane
Longest span 230 metres (750 ft)
Clearance above 28 metres (92 ft)
History
Inaugurated 9 Oct 1937
Opened 1937

The Fyksesund Bridge (Norwegian: Fyksesundbrua) is a suspension road bridge in Hordaland county, Norway.

The bridge spans the Fyksesund fjord on Norwegian County Road 7, which goes between the villages of Øystese and Ålvik in the municipality of Kvam. The bridge is 344 metres (1,129 ft) long and the largest span is 230 metres (750 ft).[1] It was designed by bridge engineer Olaf Stang (1871-1956). The bridge was opened on 9 October 1937 by the Norwegian crown prince Olav.[2][3][4][5][6]

Shortly after opening, the bridge suffered aerodynamic-related structural problems, these were corrected by improvements installed in 1945. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Tangen, Frank (16 March 2009). "Fykse" (in Norwegian). Kvam herad. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
  2. ↑ Brekke, Nils Georg (1993). Kulturhistorisk vegbok Hordaland (in Norwegian). Bergen: Hordaland Fylkeskommune. p. 88. ISBN 82-7326-026-7.
  3. ↑ Rødland, Kjartan (February 13, 2009). "Klave og ku, tunnel og bru". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 November 2009.
  4. ↑ Merzagora, Eugenio A. (ed.). "Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (499-200 m)". Norske bruer og viadukter. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  5. ↑ Fyksesund Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  6. ↑ "Olaf Stang". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ "In the Wake of Tacoma", ISBN 0-7844-0542-5, pg. 58


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