Fyksesund Bridge

Fyksesund Bridge Fyksesundbrua
View of the bridge
Coordinates	60°24′00″N06°15′37″E / 60.40000°N 6.26028°E / 60.40000; 6.26028
Carries	Fv7
Locale	Kvam Municipality, 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
Opened	1937
Inaugurated	9 Oct 1937
Location
Interactive map of Fyksesund Bridge

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

The bridge spans the Fyksesund fjord on Norwegian County Road 7, which goes between the villages of Øystese and Ålvik. 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 October 9, 1937 by Olav, the Crown Prince of Norway. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

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

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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). Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. 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. Øderud, Hans Thomas, ed. (2024-11-25). "Olaf Stang". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
7. Scott, Richard (2001). In the Wake of Tacoma. Reston, Virginia: American Society of Civil Engineers. p. 58. doi:10.1061/9780784405420. ISBN   9780784470732.