Haugesund Views from the Risøybrua Bridge
While walking around Haugesund, take the time to climb the Risøybrua bridge, which offers wonderful views of the city and its surroundings.
![Smedasundet strait Smedasundet strait, Haugesund](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0822/085512.jpg)
Haugesund is located both on the mainland and on several Islands separated by narrow straits.
![Smedasundet strait Smedasundet strait, Haugesund](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0822/085432.jpg)
The Risøybrua bridge crosses the Smedasundet strait and connects the Risøy island to the mainland.
![Risøy island Risøy island, Haugesund](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0822/085422.jpg)
This is an industrial area of Haugesund, the western half of the island is occupied by a factory of the company Aibel, which produces equipment and vessels for offshore oil and gas production.
![Risøy island Risøy island, Haugesund](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0822/085511.jpg)
Along the eastern shore of the island, there are several small companies engaged in repairing small fleets. Here you can see several docks that can accommodate a pleasure boat or a small fishing trawler.
![Risøy island Risøy island, Haugesund](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0822/085410.jpg)
The southern part of Risøy island is built up with low-rise residential blocks.
![Risøy island Risøy island, Haugesund](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0822/085652.jpg)
Behind them again the hulls of the Aibel shipyard are visible.
![Risøy island Risøy island, Haugesund](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0822/085742.jpg)
Closer to the sea is the Hasseløy island, in the 19th and early 20th century, there were numerous boat workshops. Now it is a purely residential area, only the small Dokken Museum, which tells about the history of fishing shipbuilding, reminds of its past.
![Hasseløy island Hasseløy island, Haugesund](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0822/085420.jpg)
Hasseløy island is connected to the mainland by The hasseløybrua bridge, beyond which you can see the vast expanses of the North sea.
![Hasseløy island Hasseløy island, Haugesund](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0822/090359.jpg)
Now let's look to the north, at the central part of Haugesund.
![Haugesund Haugesund views from the Risøybrua bridge](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0822/085513.jpg)
The dominant urban silhouette is the 53-meter spire of the church of the Saviour.
![Haugesund Haugesund views from the Risøybrua bridge](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0822/090455.jpg)
From the bridge begins the smedasundet embankment, the main promenade and the "sea facade" of the city with many cafes, bars and restaurants.
![Haugesund Haugesund views from the Risøybrua bridge](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0822/085423.jpg)
There is also a berth on the Haugesund-Røvær line, where passengers wait for the morning catamaran. The Røvær archipelago is located in the open sea 10 km to the west, it is a few picturesque islands, where fishermen and farmers live, and in the summer there go lovers of secluded recreation.
![Haugesund Haugesund views from the Risøybrua bridge](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0822/090719.jpg)
To the east of the bridge is located the business part of the city. Right below us are former port warehouses, now converted into offices.
![Haugesund Haugesund views from the Risøybrua bridge](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0822/085651.jpg)
The Rica Maritim hotel, next to it, on the shore, is a monument to Marilyn Monroe.
![Haugesund Haugesund views from the Risøybrua bridge](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0822/085741.jpg)
In the South, you can see the Karmsund bridge (Karmcund bru), leading to the island of Karmoi, where the historical area of Avaldsnes is located, now there is a Norwegian historical center and the Viking village museum. Today we will visit there.
![Haugesund Haugesund views from the Risøybrua bridge](http://ps1.lpsphoto.top/13/0822/085715.jpg)