Bøkfjord Bridge

Bøkfjord Bridge
Bøkfjordbrua
The bridge being transported
Coordinates 69°40′53″N 30°6′36″E / 69.68139°N 30.11000°E / 69.68139; 30.11000Coordinates: 69°40′53″N 30°6′36″E / 69.68139°N 30.11000°E / 69.68139; 30.11000
Carries European route E105
Crosses Paatsjoki (Pasvikelva)
Characteristics
Total length 268 m
Longest span 120 m
History
Constructed by Schachtbau Nordhausen Stahlbau
Inaugurated 29 September 2017[1]
Replaces Elvenes bru
Statistics
Toll no

Bøkfjord Bridge (Norwegian: Bøkfjordbrua) is a road bridge which crosses Paatsjoki river at its mouth into Bøkfjord, in Sør-Varanger municipality in Finnmark, Norway.

The main bridge was built in Wilhelmshaven, Germany and transported by boat to the place. It was put into place on May 20, 2017.[2] It was opened for traffic on 28 September 2017, inaugurated by the minister of transport Ketil Solvik-Olsen (Norway) and vice minister of transport Sergey Aristov (Russia), who also marked the opening of other new roads on E105 between Kirkenes and Zapolyarny.[1] It replaces the old, low and narrow Elvenes Bridge.[3]

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