Åkviksundet Bridge

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Åkviksundet Bridge (Åkviksundet bru) is a cantilever bridge that crosses Åkviksundet between the islands Dønna and Staulen in Nordland county in Norway. It is part of the road connection between the municipalities Herøy and Dønna. The bridge is 285 metres long, the longest span is 135 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 24.2 metres. The bridge has 3 spans.

Åkviksundet Bridge was opened by King Harald V on June 19, 1999.

[edit] See also

• List of bridges in Norway
• List of bridges in Norway by length
• List of bridges
• List of bridges by length

[edit] External links

• Jan-Eirik Nilsskog and Oystein Wiggen's website about Åkviksundet Bridge
• Map from hvor.no
• Åkviksundet Bridge in the Structurae database
• The World's Longest Tunnel Page (bridge section)