Bøkfjord Bridge

Bøkfjord Bridge (Norwegian: Bøkfjordbrua) is a road bridge which crosses Paatsjoki river at its mouth into Bøkfjord, in Sør-Varanger municipality in Troms og Finnmark, Norway.

Bøkfjord Bridge

Bøkfjordbrua
The bridge being mounted on location
Coordinates69°40′53″N 30°6′36″E
CarriesEuropean route E105
CrossesPaatsjoki (Pasvikelva)
Named forBøkfjorden
Characteristics
Total length284 m[1]
Longest span120 m[1]
No. of lanes1+1 (no barrier)
History
Constructed bySchachtbau Nordhausen Stahlbau GmbH and HAK Entreprenør AS
Inaugurated29 September 2017[2]
ReplacesElvenes bru
Statistics
Tollno
Location
The bridge being transported

The main bridge was built in parts in Nordhausen, Germany, assembled in Wilhelmshaven, Germany and transported by boat to the place.[3] It was put into place on May 20, 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 E105 between Kirkenes and Zapolyarny.[2] It replaces the old, low and narrow Elvenes Bridge.[5]

References

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