per day. Construction was completed in September 2000, taking 550,000 man-hours and costing NOK 342 million. The bridge was taken into use on 30 April 2001, after the E39-section of the Triangle Link had opened on 27 December 2000. The bridge allowed two ferry services to terminate. The toll collection was scheduled to be completed on 30 April 2013. From that day a new toll plaza will open on Spissøy and finance upgrades to the road network on Bømlo. Specifications The Bømla Bridge is a long suspension bridge with a main span. It carries two lanes of County Road 542 (formerly National Road 542) and a combined pedestrian and bicycle path across Spissøysundet, connecting the islands of Nautøy and Spissøy. The bridge has a width of and a clearance below of . It has two concrete pylons, each tall, one on Brumsholmen on Stord, the other on the extreme east of Spissøy in Bømlo. The pylons consist of of concrete and of steel. The deck between the towers consists of pre-built steel sections, each long and tall. They are connected to the main suspended cable, which is thick, long and weighs , by vertical cables every . The bridge's vertical curvature has a radius of . The bridge weighs . In 2014, the bridge had an average 3,581 vehicles per day. References Bibliography Suspension bridges in Norway Road bridges in Vestland Bridges completed in 2001 2001 establishments in Norway Norwegian County Road 542 Toll bridges in Norway Stord Bømlo