Sørstraumen Bridge

This article is about the bridge in Troms county. For the bridge in Nordland county, see Efjord Bridges.

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 E6 highway.^[1][2][3]

Sørstraumen Bridge Sørstraumen bru
View of Sørstraumen bridge
Coordinates	69.8404°N 21.8843°E / 69.8404; 21.8843
Carries	E6
Crosses	Sørstraumen
Locale	Kvænangen Municipality, 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
Location

Sørstraumen bru

See also

• List of bridges in Norway
• List of bridges in Norway by length
• List of bridges by length

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.

External links

• A picture towards the bridge