Tromsø Bridge

Tromsø Bridge

Tromsøbrua


Coordinates69°39′4.68″N 18°58′41.27″E / 69.6513000°N 18.9781306°E / 69.6513000; 18.9781306
Carries Fv862 (motor vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists)
CrossesTromsøysundet
LocaleTromsø, Troms, Norway
Maintained byNorwegian Public Roads Administration
Characteristics
DesignCantilever
MaterialReinforced concrete
Total length1,036 metres (3,399 ft)
Width8.3 metres (27 ft)
Longest span80 metres (262 ft)
No. of spans58
Clearance below38 metres (125 ft)
History
DesignerAas-Jakobsen, Erling Viksjø
Construction start1958
Opened3 July 1960
Location

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).