No. of spans 3 Construction end 1999 Opened 19 June 1999 Width 9.1 m | Longest span 135 metres (443 ft) Construction begin 1998 Inaugurated 19 June 1999 Total length 285 m Clearance below 24 m | |
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Bridge type Cantilever bridge, Box girder bridge Similar Hoholmen Bridge, Andøy Bridge, Box girder bridge, De syv søstre | ||
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 the municipalities of Herøy and Dønna. The bridge is 285 metres (935 ft) long, the longest of the 3 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.
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