MF Sognefjord Fjord1 Fylkesbaatane Bruravik Brimnes Hardangerbrua (130654)

The Bruravik–Brimnes Ferry was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

ferry connection across the

Hardanger Fjord The Hardangerfjord ( en, Hardanger Fjord) is the fifth longest fjord in the world, and the second longest fjord in Norway. It is located in Vestland county in the Hardanger region. The fjord stretches from the Atlantic Ocean into the mountain ...

between Bruravik in the municipality of

Ulvik Ulvik is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality stretches from the Hardangerfjord to the mountains that reach above sea level. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ulvik. The villages of Osa and ...

and Brimnes in the municipality of

Eidfjord Eidfjord is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality is located in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Eidfjord, where the majority of the municipal popula ...

. The ferry connected

Norwegian County Road 7 County Road 7 ( no, Fylkesvei 7) is a road in Vestland county, Norway. The road runs from Trengereid in the municipality of Bergen to Kollanes in the municipality of Voss. The route branches off from European route E16 and passes through the Tr ...

and

Norwegian National Road 13 National Road 13 ( no, Riksvei 13, ) is a national road which runs from the town of Stavanger in Rogaland county to the village of Sogndalsfjøra in Vestland county. The route is long and runs south–north through Rogaland and Vestland count ...

, and before it was discontinued it was operated by the company

Fjord1 Fjord1 ASA is a Norwegian transport conglomerate, one of the largest in the Norwegian transport sector. Formed in 2001, company headquarters are in Florø, with the headquarters of the ferry division in Molde. It operates a fleet of environmental ...

and served by MF ''Sogn'' with up to three departures per hour. The crossing lasted about 12 minutes. In the summer of 2013 the route was also served by MF ''Sognefjord''.

History

The route was served by HSD (later Tide Sjø) from its opening in 1934 until 2011. In 2011, Fjord 1 won a tender and took over the ferry route. In 2013 the ferry connection was replaced by the

Hardanger Bridge The Hardanger Bridge ( no, Hardangerbrua) is a suspension bridge across the Eidfjorden branch off of the main Hardangerfjorden in Vestland county, Norway. The bridge connects the municipalities of Ullensvang and Ulvik. It replaced a ferry con ...

, which opened on August 17 that year. From the 1930s onward, road construction in the inner Hardanger Fjord progressively reduced the distance covered by the ferry: * 1934–1937: the ferry connected

and

Ringøy Ringøy is a small village in the municipality of Eidfjord in Hordaland county, Norway. The settlement lies on the south side of the Eid Fjord, an inner branch of the Hardanger Fjord. The ferry quay at Ringøy served the ferry connection to Ulv ...

* 1938–1940: the ferry connected Ulvik and Brimnes * 1951–1976: ferry service was resumed between Ulvik and Brimnes * 1976–2013: the ferry connected Bruravik and Brimnes * August 17, 2013: the ferry was discontinued and replaced by the Hardanger Bridge

Ferries

The following ferries served the route: * 1952–1959: MK ''Kinsarvik'' * 1953–1957 and 1969: MF ''Folgefonn'' * 1959–1976 (not in 1966): MF ''Osafjord'' * 1966 (summer route): MF ''Melderskin'' * 1967 and 1968 (summer route): MF ''Rosendal'' * 1971–1972: MF ''Vikingen'' * 1986: MF ''Eidfjord'' * 1995–2007: MF ''Etne'' * 2007–2010: MF ''Melderskin'' * 2007–2010 (summer route): MF ''Bømlo'' * 2011–2013: MF ''Sogn'' and MF ''Sognefjord'' * Summer 2013: MF ''Gulen'' and MF ''Svanøy'' (for a few days in August 2013 as a replacement for MF ''Sogn'')

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bruravik-Brimnes Ferry Car ferry lines in Vestland Fjord1 1934 establishments in Norway 2013 disestablishments in Norway