Siøsund Bridge

The Siøsund Bridge (Danish: Siøsundbroen) is a road bridge that connects the Danish islands of Tåsinge and Siø. It crosses Siøsund, a shallow strait that allowed much of the link to be built as a causeway, the Siø Causeway or Siø Dam (Danish: Siødæmningen).[2]

Siøsund Bridge

Siøsundbroen
Coordinates54°57′50″N 10°39′32″E
Carries
  • Pedestrians
  • Bicycles
  • Motor vehicles
CrossesSiøsund
Characteristics
DesignBox girder bridge[1]
MaterialConcrete
Total length558.0 m (1,831 ft)[1]
Width12.4 m (41 ft)[1]
No. of spans20[2]
Piers in water19[2]
No. of lanes2
History
Construction start1957[1]
Construction end1960[1]
Opened22 October 1960 (22 October 1960)[1]
Location

The bridge is a low box girder bridge that does not allow the passage of ships. It consists of 20 identical spans, each 27 metres (89 ft) long,[2] and was the first bridge in Denmark to be built from prefabricated concrete box girders.[1] The road deck is 7.0 metres (23 ft) wide, with a 2.5 m (8 ft) pavement on either side.[2]

The bridge and causeway are part of route 9 which also connects Tåsinge to Funen via the Svendborgsund Bridge and Siø to Langeland via the Langeland Bridge.

References
  1. "Siøsundbroen" (in Danish). Danish Road Directorate. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  2. Kongsløv, Ove (1961-10-02). "Nye tider i øhavet". Polyteknikeren (in Danish). Vol. 27, no. 8. pp. 9–13. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
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