Old Bridges
The two old Skodje Bridges are also arch bridges. The longer one is approximately 100 metres (330 ft), with a maximum clearance to the sea of 14 metres (46 ft). The building of the old bridges started in 1911 and were opened in 1922. They cost NOK 480,000.
The old bridges still stand, but are not in a good shape. For the last few years before the new bridge was opened, the old bridges had restrictions on the weight and width of the cars that crossed it, and that meant that heavier traffic had to take a longer road through the village of Skodje. This was of course very impractical. With the new bridge in operation, the old bridges are now open only for pedestrians.
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