Tromsø Bridge
69.65105818.978839Koordinaten: 69 ° 39 ' 3.8 " N, 18 ° 58' 43.8 " E
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Highway 862 Fylkesvei
Tromsøysund
The Tromsøbrua ( German " Tromso Bridge") is a road bridge in the northern Norwegian town of Tromsø, which leads over the Tromsøysund. The bridge connects the center of the town on the island Tromsøya with the Tromsø district Tromsdalen on the mainland. With a length of 1036 meters, the building was Northern Europe's largest pre-stressed concrete bridge after its completion in 1960. The slightly curved girder bridge with her slender columns, was used as a model for subsequent prestressed concrete bridges in Norway. It is also next to the Arctic Cathedral and the mountain Tromsdalstinden one of the most striking landmark of Tromsø.
Over the two-lane road bridge the highway Fylkesvei 862, which extends from Tromsdalen to the island of Senja in Berg municipality runs.
History
After the Tromsø Erling Kjeldsen presented his idea to build a bridge or a tunnel, in 1951 formed the Association of Tromsø Bridge and the surrounding area (Tromsø og Omegn Bruforening ). Thus, the construction project approved by the authorities and funding was secured, 1954, the corporation Tromsøbrua A / S was founded. A year later, spoke out in the Storting a majority in favor of both to promote the project state as well as to finance via toll. On July 3, 1960 was after three years of construction, the 13.3 million NKR expensive building that henceforth replaced the ferry, to be inaugurated by the Norwegian Minister Einar Gerhardsen.
In 1963 Tromsøbrua was awarded the Architecture Award Betongtavlen, an endowment founded by the Norwegian Association of Architects and the Norwegian Concrete Association award. The jury based its decision on the " use of concrete in aesthetically and technically excellent way. "
2005 was mounted on the bridge, a 2.5 meter high screens to make it secure against suicide attempts. Previously, the Tromsøbrua was one of the nation's favorite targets of suicide willing.
Since April 2008, the Tromsøbrua is recognized by decision of the head of the conservation authority Riksantikvaren, Nils Marstone worth protecting cultural heritage. The measure road structures and facilities to be placed under protection, which represent as part of the Norwegian road network whose historical development.