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
Coordinates	69°40′53″N 30°6′36″E
Carries	European route E105
Crosses	Paatsjoki (Pasvikelva)
Named for	Bøkfjorden
Characteristics
Total length	268 m
Longest span	120 m
History
Constructed by	Schachtbau Nordhausen Stahlbau GmbH and HAK Entreprenør AS
Inaugurated	29 September 2017[1]
Replaces	Elvenes bru
Statistics
Toll	no
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.[2] It was put into place on May 20, 2017.[3] 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.[1] It replaces the old, low and narrow Elvenes Bridge.[4]

References

1. Vegåpning med ministre, skolebarn, hornmusikk og velsignelse
2. A GATEWAY TO THE EAST WAGENBORG SHIPS AND INSTALLS BØKFJORD BRIDGE AT KIRKENES
3. Unik bru mot Russland på plass (in Norwegian)
4. Monterte Sør-Varangers nye landemerke lørdag ettermiddag (in Norwegian)

Eksterne lenker

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