Geo co-ordinates (lat) | 55.04546 | N55°02.728' | (long) | 10.60523 | E10°36.314' | | ddd.ddddd° | hddd°mm.mmm' |
Location The Svendborgsund Bridge is easy to find. After crossing the bridge turn to the left at the first set of traffic lights, the immediately turn to the left again onto Bregningevej. After about 1km you will come to a fork in the road, again keep to the left turning onto Bratenvej. After a few hundred meters you will arrive under the bridge. Here you simply follow the gravel track down to the water.
Most dives take place on the Tåsinge side of the bridge. You simply leave and enter the water under the south side of the bridge. There is parking 5 meters from the water’s edge.
Depth0 - 12 meters. Highlights The marine life, the varied sea bed and the overgrown bridge pillars and the roundels. SafetyAvoid swimming out into the shipping channel. Always clearly mark your position with the dive/“A” flag as there is a lot of boat traffic in the Svendborg Sound, especially in summer. Currents Most often moderate to strong. Photography Plenty of subjects for macro photography. |
About The Svendborgsund BridgeThe 1225m long, 30m high bridge, which connects Tåsinge to Funen is well worth a dive. That is for certain. Simply crossing the bridge is an experience. As you drive across the bridge you have great views over the Svendborg Sound, both to the east and the west, and can easily see how beautiful the area is. With Svendborg on one side and Vindeby on the other there is a great deal of traffic on the bridge, which you can also notice when you are diving under the bridge. Bicycles, sewing machines and car parts are just some of the items that have mysteriously found themselves lying on the seafloor close to the bridge.
In the shallow waters, where you put on your fins, there is plenty of life. The strong currents and nutrient rich waters of the Svendborg Sound make it an ideal habitat for marine life, especially for juvenile fish, pipefish and seaweed beds. When you swim further out you will begin to see the extensive mussel beds.
No two dives are ever the same here. The bottom rises and falls like a range of hills as you approach the shipping channel, and changes slightly throughout the year. The bottom mainly consists of gravel, so if you are lucky, during the spring, you might meet a turbot or lump sucker here. There is also plenty of life around the roundels, which makes them well worth a visit even though they can be difficult to get to if the current is strong. If the sun is high in the sky you will be in no doubt when you are swimming underneath the bridge, as you will clearly notice the shadow thrown by the roadway high above. Take a compass bearing towards one of the roundels and make allowances for the strength of the current.
Sometimes divers have been seen coming to the surface to find out where they are, after being taken off course by the current. However, it is not recommended to make such a manoeuvre, especially in the summer when there is a lot of boat traffic. We recommend that you take a look at the tide tables and plan your dive for the period of slack water between tides, the water if fairly still at this time and you should have time to see everything. |