Sørstraumen Bridge

Sørstraumen Bridge
Sørstraumen bru
View of Sørstraumen bridge
Coordinates 69°50′25″N 21°53′03″E / 69.8404°N 21.8843°E / 69.8404; 21.8843Coordinates: 69°50′25″N 21°53′03″E / 69.8404°N 21.8843°E / 69.8404; 21.8843
Carries E6
Crosses Sørstraumen
Locale Kvænangen, Troms, Norway
Characteristics
Design Cantilever bridge
Material Prestressed concrete
Total length 440 m (1,440 ft)
Longest span 120 m (390 ft)
History
Opened 20 June 1980
Sørstraumen bru

Sørstraumen Bridge (Norwegian: Sørstraumen bru) is a cantilever bridge that crosses the Sørstraumen in the inner part of the Kvænangen fjord. The bridge lies just west of the village of Sekkemo in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The 440-metre-long (1,440 ft) bridge has a main span that is 120 metres (390 ft) long. The prestressed concrete bridge is part of the European route E06 highway.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sørstraumen Bridge" (in Norwegian). yr.no.
  2. ↑ Merzagora, Eugenio A. (ed.). "Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (499-200 m)". Norske bruer og viadukter. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  3. ↑ Sørstraumen Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
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