Tromsø Bridge
Road bridge in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tromsø Bridge (Norwegian: Tromsøbrua) is a cantilever road bridge in the city of Tromsø which is located in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It crosses the Tromsøysundet strait between Tromsdalen on the mainland and the island of Tromsøya. The 1,036-metre-long (3,399 ft) bridge has 58 spans, of which the longest is 80 metres (260 ft) with a maximum clearance to the sea of 38 metres (125 ft).
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Tromsø Bridge Tromsøbrua | |
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Coordinates | 69°39′4.68″N 18°58′41.27″E |
Carries | Fv862[1] (motor vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists) |
Crosses | Tromsøysundet |
Locale | Tromsø, Troms, Norway |
Maintained by | Norwegian Public Roads Administration |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cantilever |
Material | Reinforced concrete[2] |
Total length | 1,036 metres (3,399 ft)[2][3] |
Width | 8.3 metres (27 ft)[2] |
Longest span | 80 metres (262 ft)[4] |
No. of spans | 58 |
Clearance below | 38 metres (125 ft) |
History | |
Designer | Aas-Jakobsen, Erling Viksjø[2] |
Construction start | 1958[2] |
Opened | 3 July 1960 |
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