Tromsø Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 69°39′4.68″N 18°58′41.27″E / 69.6513000°N 18.9781306°E |
| Carries | Riksvei 862[1] (motor vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists) |
| Crosses | Tromsøysundet |
| Locale | Tromsø, Troms, Norway |
| Official name | Tromsøbrua |
| 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 | 1960 |
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Tromsø Bridge (Norwegian: Tromsøbrua) is a cantilever road bridge in the city of Tromsø, Norway. It crosses the strait of Tromsøysundet between Tromsdalen on the mainland and Tromsøya. Construction began in 1958, and the bridge was opened in 1960. The 1,036 metres (3,399 ft) long bridge has 58 spans, of which the longest is 80 metres with a maximum clearance to the sea of 38 metres (125 ft). The bridge replaced an inefficient ferry connection between the two parts of the city, and helped boost the growth and development of Tromsø.[2] Due to severe congestion issues, the mainland connection was later reinforced by the construction of the Tromsøysund Tunnel in the 1990s. Unlike the tunnel, located almost 3 km further north, the Tromsø Bridge leads directly to the city centre of Tromsø.
Tromsø Bridge was the first cantilever bridge to be built in Norway. Since then, x bridges of this type have been built. The decision to build a cantilever bridge was sparked by x. The bridge is one of the most important landmarks of Tromsø, and forms part of a motif composed of the Arctic Cathedral, the Tromsdalstinden mountain, and Tromsø Bridge.[2] In 2000, the Directorate for Cultural Heritage protected the bridge against modifications.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Forskrift om fredning av broer i Statens Vegvesens eie" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ^ a b c d e f g University of Tromsø (2004). "Arkitekterguide for Nord-Norge og Svalbard". University of Tromsø. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ^ "Dr. Ing. A. Aas-Jakobsen AS". Aas-Jakobsen. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
- ^ "Structurae (en): Tromsø Bridge (1960)". Structurae. Retrieved 2008-10-25.