Sørstraumen Bridge () is a
cantilever bridge
A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end (called cantilevers). For small footbridges, the cantilevers may be simple beam (structure), beams; however, large cantilever ...
that crosses the
Sørstraumen in the inner part of the
Kvænangen Kvænangen (or historically ''Quenangen'') may refer to:
Places
* Kvænangen Municipality, a municipality in Troms county, Norway
* Kvænangen (fjord), a fjord in Troms county, Norway
* Kvænangen concentration camp, a World War II era concentratio ...
fjord. The bridge lies just west of the village of
Sekkemo in
Kvænangen Municipality
Kvænangen (; ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Burfjord. Other notable villages in the municipality include Alteide ...
in
Troms
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county,
Norway
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. The bridge has a main span that is long. The
prestressed concrete
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bridge is part of the
European route E6
European route E6 (, , or simply E6) is the main north–south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the countr ...
highway.
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See also
*
List of bridges in Norway
This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Norway, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
Major road and railway bridges
This table presents the structures with spans greater than ...
*
List of bridges in Norway by length
This is a list of the bridges in Norway listed by their full length above water or land.
Bridges
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List of bridges by length
This is a list of the world's longest bridges that are more than in length sorted by their full length above land and water. The main span is the longest span without any ground support.
''Note: There is no standard way to measure the total ...
References
External links
A picture towards the bridge
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Road bridges in Troms
European route E6 in Norway
Bridges completed in 1980
1980 establishments in Norway
Kvænangen