# Hardanger Bridge

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Suspension bridge in Vestland, Norway

Hardanger Bridge Hardangerbrua View of the bridge seen from the east Coordinates 60°28′43″N 6°49′49″E / 60.47848°N 6.83033°E / 60.47848; 6.83033 Carries Rv7 Rv13 Crosses Hardangerfjorden Locale Ullensvang and Ulvik, Vestland, Norway Maintained by Norwegian Public Roads Administration[1] Characteristics Design Suspension bridge Total length 1,380 metres (4,530 ft)[2] Width 20 metres (66 ft)[2] Height 201.5 metres (661 ft)[3] Longest span 1,310 metres (4,300 ft)[4] Clearance below 55 metres (180 ft)[2] History Constructed by MT Højgaard[2] Construction start February 2009 Construction end August 2013 Statistics Toll Yes Location Interactive map of Hardanger Bridge

The **Hardanger Bridge** ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Hardangerbrua*) is a [suspension bridge](/source/Suspension_bridge) across the [Eidfjorden](/source/Eid_Fjord) branch off of the main [Hardangerfjorden](/source/Hardangerfjorden) in [Vestland](/source/Vestland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The bridge connects [Ullensvang Municipality](/source/Ullensvang_Municipality) and [Ulvik Municipality](/source/Ulvik_Municipality). It replaced a ferry connection between [Bruravik](/source/Bruravik) and [Brimnes](/source/Brimnes), and thereby shortens the driving time between [Oslo](/source/Oslo) and [Bergen](/source/Bergen_(city)). It has the [longest suspension bridge span](/source/List_of_longest_suspension_bridge_spans) in Norway.[5]

## Construction

The bridge was approved for building by the [Norwegian Parliament](/source/Norwegian_Parliament) on February 28, 2006, and construction began on February 26, 2009.[1] While the bridge was engineered by the [Norwegian Public Roads Administration](/source/Statens_Vegvesen), the construction was done by [MT Højgaard](/source/MT_H%C3%B8jgaard).[2] The project had a budget of 2.3 billion kr (€290 million) and more than half of this will be paid by toll and saved ferry subsidies.[6] The Administration is considering a different route over a future bridge as the main connection between East and West.[7]

The bridge is 1,380 metres (4,530 ft)[2] long, with a main span of 1,310 metres (4,300 ft). The maximum deck height is 55 metres (180 ft) and the towers reach 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level. There are two driving lanes for cars with an 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph) speed limit, and a separate lane for pedestrians and cyclists.[8] The deck height means that the largest [cruise ships](/source/Cruise_ship) cannot reach the inner Hardangerfjord any more.

The traffic predicted for the bridge was estimated to be 2000 vehicles per day.[8] The opening of the bridge took place on 17 August 2013.

The main span is one of the [longest suspension bridge spans](/source/List_of_longest_suspension_bridge_spans) in the world.[9] It is also the longest tunnel to tunnel suspension bridge in the world. On the south end of the bridge, cars immediately enter the 1.2-kilometre (0.75 mi) Bu Tunnel that goes under the village of Bu, while on the north side of the bridge, cars immediately enter the 7.5-kilometre (4.7 mi) [Vallavik Tunnel](/source/Vallavik_Tunnel) which includes a 500-metre (1,600 ft) long segment to a [roundabout](/source/Roundabout) inside the tunnel. At the roundabout, cars can take another 500-metre (1,600 ft) long tunnel that leads to [Ulvik](/source/Ulvik_(village)) or they can take a 7-kilometre (4.3 mi) long tunnel to [Granvin](/source/Granvin_(village)).

## Media gallery

		- The bridge under construction, July 2010

		- Tower Cable Saddles for the Hardanger Bridge

		- The bridge towers under construction

		- View while crossing

		- View from a passing boat

## See also

- [List of bridges in Norway](/source/List_of_bridges_in_Norway)

- [List of longest suspension bridge spans](/source/List_of_longest_suspension_bridge_spans)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-npra-main_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-npra-main_1-1) ["The Hardanger Bridge"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191228151621/https://www.vegvesen.no/Vegprosjekter/Hardangerbrua/InEnglish). [Statens vegvesen](/source/Statens_vegvesen). Archived from [the original](http://www.vegvesen.no/Vegprosjekter/Hardangerbrua/InEnglish) on December 28, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-structurae_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-structurae_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-structurae_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-structurae_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-structurae_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-structurae_2-5) [Hardanger Bridge](https://structurae.net/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=20019922) at *[Structurae](/source/Structurae)*. Retrieved 2014-05-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Hardanger Bridge"](https://www.aas-jakobsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Hardanger_referanse_eng.pdf) (PDF). *Aas-Jakobsen AS Structural Engineering Consultants, Oslo*. Retrieved October 19, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["ハルダンゲル橋（ノルウェー）"](https://www.idi.or.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/201205_830.pdf) [Hardanger Bridge (Norway)] (PDF). *国建協情報* (in Japanese). Vol. 830. May 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Merzagora, Eugenio A. (ed.). "Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (> 500 m)". [*Norske bruer og viadukter*](https://web.archive.org/web/20150720222818/http://www.lotsberg.net/data/norway/bru.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.lotsberg.net/data/norway/bru.html) on July 20, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-npra-finance_6-0)** ["Finance"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191228151619/https://www.vegvesen.no/Vegprosjekter/Hardangerbrua/InEnglish/Finance). [Statens vegvesen](/source/Statens_vegvesen). Archived from [the original](http://www.vegvesen.no/Vegprosjekter/Hardangerbrua/InEnglish/Finance) on December 28, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-niko_7-0)** Nikolaisen, Per-Ivar . "[Hardangerbrua åpnet for 18 måneder siden. Nå vil Vegvesenet bygge ny](https://www.tu.no/artikler/hardangerbrua-apnet-for-18-maneder-siden-na-vil-vegvesenet-bygge-ny/223547)" *[Teknisk Ukeblad](/source/Teknisk_Ukeblad)*, 22 January 2015. Accessed: 22 January 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-npra-tech_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-npra-tech_8-1) ["Technical facts"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191228151622/https://www.vegvesen.no/Vegprosjekter/Hardangerbrua/InEnglish/TecnicalFacts). [Statens vegvesen](/source/Statens_vegvesen). Archived from [the original](http://www.vegvesen.no/Vegprosjekter/Hardangerbrua/InEnglish/TecnicalFacts) on December 28, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [*Hardanger Bridge – Information*](https://web.archive.org/web/20191228151634/https://www.vegvesen.no/_attachment/257623/binary/458689). Statens vegvesen. 2011. p. 7. Archived from [the original](http://www.vegvesen.no/_attachment/257623/binary/458689) on December 28, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2013.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Hardangerbridge](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hardangerbrua).

- [Official home page](http://www.hardangerbrua.no/)

- [Technical specifications brochure](http://www.vegvesen.no/_attachment/113342/binary/206605?fast_title=Technical+Brochure+Hardanger+Bridge+%28pdf%29) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160728023538/http://www.vegvesen.no/_attachment/113342/binary/206605?fast_title=Technical+Brochure+Hardanger+Bridge+%28pdf%29) July 28, 2016, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (PDF)

- [Hardangerbrua nytt reisemål](http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/Hardangerbrua-nytt-reisemal-3157961.html#.U8Y-KJToRW8) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160731183016/http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/Hardangerbrua-nytt-reisemal-3157961.html#.U8Y-KJToRW8) July 31, 2016, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) [The Hardanger Bridge, new travel destination]

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