Dalsfjord Bridge

The Dalsfjord Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Dalsfjorden in Vestland county, Norway. The bridge connects the municipalities of Fjaler and Askvoll on either side of the fjord. The suspension bridge has a main span of 523 metres (1,716 ft) and the bridge towers are 101 metres (331 ft) high. It was opened on 14 December 2013. The bridge was built as part of the Dalsfjord Connection project and is part of Norwegian County Road 609. On the west side, the road enters the Otterstein Tunnel, while on the east side of the bridge the road enters a 290-metre (950 ft) tunnel arm into a roundabout inside the Nishammart Tunnel.[1][2]

Dalsfjord Bridge

Dalsfjordbrua
View of the bridge
Coordinates61°22′25″N 5°23′47″E
Carries Fv609
CrossesDalsfjorden
LocaleFjaler and Askvoll
Characteristics
DesignSuspension bridge
MaterialConcrete
Total length619 metres (2,031 ft)
Width12 metres (39 ft)
Height101 metres (331 ft)
Longest span523 metres (1,716 ft)
Clearance below35 metres (115 ft)
History
Opened14 Dec 2013
Location

History

The bridge plans date back to the 1960s and a desire for a road connection between the villages of Askvoll and Dale and the town of Førde with a road on the north side of the Dalsfjorden. Among other things, 1,200 signatures were collected in support of the project in 1962. Later, it was decided that a bridge would be built across the Dalsfjorden. In 1975, construction of the road started from the ferry dock at Eikenes and inwards the fjord towards Otterstein, where the Dalsfjord bridge was to be built over to Nishammar on the south side. After 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) of road and one 500-metre (1,600 ft) tunnel had been built, roadwork was stopped in 1979. In 1981, the project was put on hold even though it had already cost 13 million kr and the new road ended at a rock wall. During the 1990s, the road project was discussed further, but it wasn't until 2010 when the project was resumed. The road opened in 2013.[3]

References
  1. "Fv609 Dalsfjord" (in Norwegian). Statens vegvesen. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  2. Dalsfjord Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  3. "Bakgrunn" (in Norwegian). Statens vegvesen. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
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