Tromsøbrua
Coordinates: 69 ° 39 ′ 4 " N , 18 ° 58 ′ 44" E
| Tromsøbrua | ||
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| use | Road bridge | |
| Convicted | Fylkesvei 862 trunk road | |
| Crossing of | Tromsøysund | |
| place | Tromso | |
| construction |
Prestressed concrete - box girder bridge girder bridge cantilever bridge |
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| overall length | 1036 meters | |
| width | 8.3 meters | |
| Longest span | 80 meters | |
| height | 36 meters | |
| building-costs | 13.3 million NKR | |
| start of building | 1957 | |
| completion | 1960 | |
| opening | 3rd July 1960 | |
| Status | in use | |
| planner | Erling Kjeldsen and Bruforeningen ( clients ) A. Aas-Jakobsen A / S; Erling Viksjø (Architects) |
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The Tromsø Bridge ( Norwegian "Tromsøbrua") is a road bridge in the northern Norwegian city of Tromsø that spans the Tromsøysund . The bridge connects the center of the city on the island of Tromsøya with the Tromsø district of Tromsdalen on the mainland. With a length of 1036 meters, the structure was Northern Europe's largest prestressed concrete bridge after its completion in 1960 . The slightly arched girder bridge with its slender columns served as a model for subsequent prestressed concrete bridges throughout Norway . Along with the Arctic Cathedral and the Tromsdalstinden mountain, it is also one of the most striking landmarks in Tromsø.
The Fylkesvei 862 trunk road runs over the two-lane road bridge and stretches from Tromsdalen to the island of Senja in the municipality of Berg .
history
After Erling Kjeldsen from Tromsø put forward his idea of building a bridge or a tunnel, the Tromsø and Surrounding Bridge Association was formed in 1951 (Tromsø og Omegn Bruforening) . The public limited company Tromsøbrua A / S was founded in 1954 so that the construction project could be approved by the authorities and the financing secured . A year later, a majority in Storting spoke out in favor of both state funding and toll financing for the project. On July 3, 1960, after three years of construction, the structure, which cost 13.3 million NKR and which replaced ferry traffic, was inaugurated by the Norwegian Minister of State Einar Gerhardsen .
In 1963 Tromsøbrua was awarded the Betongtavlen Architecture Prize, a prize sponsored by the Norwegian Association of Architects and the Norwegian Concrete Association . The jury justified its decision with the "use of concrete in an aesthetically and technically excellent way."
In 2005, a 2.5 meter high grid was installed on the bridge to protect it against attempted suicide. Before that, Tromsøbrua was one of the nationwide preferred destinations for suicides.
Since April 2008, the Tromsøbrua has been recognized as a cultural asset worthy of protection by decision of the head of the Riksantikvaren monument protection authority , Nils Marstein . The measure places road structures and facilities under protection, which as part of the Norwegian road network represent their historical development.
See also
Web links
- Tromsøbrua 50 år series of pictures on the history of the bridge at Tromsø.no (Norwegian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Structurae : Tromsø Bridge . Accessed January 7, 2010 (German, English, French)
- ↑ a b c d Statens vegvesen : Tromsøbrua - en stolt 50-åring . Retrieved January 7, 2011 (Norwegian)
- ↑ a b c d e Architecture guide: Tromsøbrua . Retrieved January 7, 2011 (Norwegian, English)
- ↑ Norske arkitekters landsforbund: Betongtavlen ( Memento of the original from February 3, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved January 7, 2011 (Norwegian)
- ↑ Torgeir Skeie: Kopierer selvmordssikring In NRK from April 17, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2011 (Norwegian)
- ↑ Jørn Hagen: Sikrer Tromsøbrua mot selvmord ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. On Radio Tromsø on August 27, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2011 (Norwegian)
- ↑ Nils Marstein, Riksantikvar: Forskrift om fredning av broer i statens vegvesens eie ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 130 kB) from April 17, 2008. Accessed January 7, 2011 (Norwegian)
- ^ Store Norske Leksikon : Tromsøbrua . Retrieved January 7, 2011 (Norwegian)
