The bridge was officially opened on 12 December 1992. At 14:25 the last car ferry ran across the fjord. When the bridge opened, it had the thirteenth-largest suspension bridge span in the world and the longest span in Norway and the Nordic Countries. The toll company proposed charging NOK 100 per passing, the same as the fees on the ferry including advanced tolls. They also proposed reducing the number of price categories from eleven to four. This was rejected by the municipal council, who wanted to keep the number of categories and reduce the toll to NOK 87. The wish of the local politicians was overturned by the Public Roads Administration, who agreed to the terms proposed by the toll company. The tolls were therefore set to NOK 100 for cars up to long, NOK 250 for vehicles up to and NOK 500 for longer vehicles. Tolls were collected only one way, as the bridge is the only road connection to Askøy.