Skjervøy Bridge
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Skjervøy Bridge also known as Skattørsundet Bridge, is a beam bridge
in the municipality of Skjervøy
that crosses the Skattørsundet (strait
) between the islands of Kågen
and Skjervøya in Troms
county, Norway
. The bridge is 804 metres (2,637.8 ft) long. Skjervøy Bridge was opened in 1971. Together with Maursund Tunnel, it connects the town of Skjervøy
to the mainland.
Beam bridge
Beam bridges are the most simple of structural forms being supported by an abutment at each end of the deck. No moments are transferred through the support hence their structural type is known as simply supported....
in the municipality of Skjervøy
Skjervøy
Skjervøy is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjervøy on the island of Skjervøya, where most of the inhabitants live. The main industries are fishing and ship building....
that crosses the Skattørsundet (strait
Strait
A strait or straits is a narrow, typically navigable channel of water that connects two larger, navigable bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies between two land masses, but it may also refer to a navigable channel through a body of water that is otherwise not...
) between the islands of Kågen
Kågen
Kågen is an island in the municipality of Skjervøy in Troms county, Norway. It has an area of . The island is home to 27 inhabitants . The island is mountainous with several peaks over above sea level. The highest point is Store Kågtind at...
and Skjervøya in Troms
Troms
or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The bridge is 804 metres (2,637.8 ft) long. Skjervøy Bridge was opened in 1971. Together with Maursund Tunnel, it connects the town of Skjervøy
Skjervøy
Skjervøy is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjervøy on the island of Skjervøya, where most of the inhabitants live. The main industries are fishing and ship building....
to the mainland.
