The bridge connects the village area of Degnepoll on the mainland and the town of Måløy on the island of Vågsøy.

The bridge carries Norwegian national road 15 over the Måløystraumen strait and Måløy island.

King Olav came to the opening by ship, returning from a visit to Iceland.

The opening of the bridge had to be postponed for a day because the Royal Yacht got delayed by bad weather while at sea.

It cost 32 million kr to construct and was a toll bridge until 1984.