Siøsund Bridge

Bridge

Pedestrians
Bicycles
Motor vehicles

CrossesSiøsundCharacteristicsDesignBox girder bridge^[1]MaterialConcreteTotal length558.0 m (1,831 ft)^[1]Width12.4 m (41 ft)^[1]No. of spans20^[2]Piers in water19^[2]No. of lanes2HistoryConstruction start1957^[1]Construction end1960^[1]Opened22 October 1960 (22 October 1960)^[1]Location Map

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]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Siøsundbroen" (in Danish). Danish Road Directorate. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kongsløv, Ove (1961-10-02). "Nye tider i øhavet". Polyteknikeren (in Danish). Vol. 27, no. 8. pp. 9–13. Retrieved 2018-01-14.