Bøkfjord Bridge (Norwegian: Bøkfjordbrua) is a road bridge which crosses the Paatsjoki river at its mouth into Bøkfjord, in Sør-Varanger municipality in Finnmark, Norway.
Bøkfjord Bridge Bøkfjordbrua | |
|---|---|
 The bridge being mounted on location | |
| Coordinates | 69°40′53″N 30°6′36″E / 69.68139°N 30.11000°E |
| Carries | European route E105 |
| Crosses | Paatsjoki (Pasvikelva) |
| Named for | Bøkfjorden |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 284 m[1] |
| Longest span | 120 m[1] |
| No. of lanes | 1+1 (no barrier) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Schachtbau Nordhausen Stahlbau GmbH and HAK Entreprenør AS |
| Inaugurated | 29 September 2017[2] |
| Replaces | Elvenes bru |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | no |
| Location | |
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The main bridge was built in parts in Nordhausen, Germany, assembled in Wilhelmshaven, Germany and transported by barge to the place.[3] It was put into place on 20 May 2017.[4] 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 the cross-border E105 between Kirkenes and Zapolyarny.[2] It replaced the old, low and narrow Elvenes Bridge.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b vegkart (zoom into the area and search for "bru")
- ^ a b Vegåpning med ministre, skolebarn, hornmusikk og velsignelse
- ^ "A gateway to the east". Delfzijl: Royal Wagenborg. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Unik bru mot Russland på plass (in Norwegian)
- ^ Monterte Sør-Varangers nye landemerke lørdag ettermiddag Archived 2017-08-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)