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
Coordinates	54°57′50″N 10°39′32″E
Carries	Pedestrians Bicycles Motor vehicles
Crosses	Siøsund
Characteristics
Design	Box girder bridge[1]
Material	Concrete
Total length	558.0 m (1,831 ft)[1]
Width	12.4 m (41 ft)[1]
No. of spans	20[2]
Piers in water	19[2]
No. of lanes	2
History
Construction start	1957[1]
Construction end	1960[1]
Opened	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. 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.