Streymin Bridge

[4] Apart from the interregional role, the bridge is an important link within Sunda municipality, which stretches both sides of the Sundini sound.

Until 1976, traffic from Tórshavn to the Skálafjørður and Leirvík had to take either the car crossing from Hósvík to Selatrað or a direct, slower ferry.

[6][7] In concert with construction, the Sundini sound was dredged and deepened to 4 metres (13 ft) (at mean water level) in order to allow ships with a deeper draft.

[8] This number may halve to around 2,070 following the opening of the Eysturoyartunnilin in December 2020, creating a much quicker alternative for traffic between the capital Tórshavn, the Skálafjørður and the Northern Isles.

Implications for the bus servicing are not known, yet it is likely that the country's frequent and trunk route #400, from Tórshavn to Klaksvík, will be rerouted through the Eysturoyartunnilin, following a shorter and altogether more populous course.