Bøkfjord Bridge

Bridge in Sør-Varanger Municipality
69°40′53″N 30°6′36″E / 69.68139°N 30.11000°E / 69.68139; 30.11000CarriesEuropean route E105CrossesPaatsjoki (Pasvikelva)LocaleSør-Varanger MunicipalityNamed forBøkfjordenCharacteristicsTotal length284 m (932 ft)[1]Longest span120 m (390 ft)[1]No. of lanes1+1 (no barrier)HistoryConstructed bySchachtbau Nordhausen Stahlbau GmbH and HAK Entreprenør ASInaugurated29 September 2017[2]ReplacesElvenes bruStatisticsTollnoLocationMap

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

The bridge being transported

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

  1. ^ a b vegkart (zoom into the area and search for "bru")
  2. ^ a b Vegåpning med ministre, skolebarn, hornmusikk og velsignelse
  3. ^ "A gateway to the east". Delfzijl: Royal Wagenborg. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  4. ^ Unik bru mot Russland på plass (in Norwegian)
  5. ^ Monterte Sør-Varangers nye landemerke lørdag ettermiddag Archived 2017-08-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

Eksterne lenker

  • E105 Hesseng–Storskog, project site (in Norwegian)