Sandvikselva, formerly known as Løxa, is a
river in
Bærum,
Norway, originating at the intersection of the two rivers
Lomma
Lomma () is a locality and the seat of Lomma Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden. In 2020 it had 13,772 inhabitants.
History
Lomma was mentioned in a deed of Cnut the great under the name ''Lumaby'' in the year 1085. Skåne's cultural centre ...
and
Isielva at
Wøyen. The river flows into the
Oslo Fjord 4.5 km south at
Sandvika
Sandvika () is the administrative centre of the municipality of Bærum in Norway. It was declared a List of cities in Norway, city by the municipal council (Norway), municipal council in Bærum on 4 June 2003.
Sandvika is situated approximately ...
, though the center of the city, where it is crossed by the historic
Løkke Bridge
Løkke Bridge ( no, Løkke bro; nn, Løkke bru), across the Sandvikselva river at Sandvika, is the first cast iron bridge in Norway. It is the subject of a painting by Claude Monet.
History
The bridge was cast at the ironworks at Bærums Ver ...
, the first cast iron bridge in Norway.
At the mouth there are three bridges over the river.
There were formerly water mills for industry along the line, including at
Franzefoss for
Franzefoss Bruk. The river regularly floods, and landslides have occurred. There is a measuring station for water levels and pollution at Bjøregårdsvingen.
Sandvikselva is the premier
trout river of the Oslo Fjord, and a community of dedicated volunteers invest much time and energy to preserve the conditions for the fish to be able to travel up the river to
spawn each autumn.
Rivers of Bærum
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