Kvalsund Bridge

{{Expand Norwegian Bokmål|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox bridge | name = Kvalsund Bridge | native_name = Kvalsundbrua | native_name_lang = no | image = Kvalsund bridge.jpg | alt = | caption = View of the bridge | official_name = | other_name = | carries = {{jct|country=NOR|Rv|94}} | crosses = [[Kvalsundet]] | locale = [[Hammerfest Municipality]], [[Norway]] | design = [[suspension bridge]] | material = | length = {{convert|741|m}} | width = | height = | mainspan = {{convert|525|m}} | spans = | pierswater = | load = | clearance_above = | clearance_below = {{convert|26|m}} | begin = | complete = | open = 1977 | inaugurated = | toll = | traffic = | coordinates = {{coord|70.5134|23.9508|type:landmark_region:NO|display=title,inline}} }}

The '''Kvalsund Bridge''' ({{langx|no|Kvalsundbrua}}) is a [[suspension bridge]] in [[Hammerfest Municipality]], [[Finnmark]] county, [[Norway]]. The bridge connects the mainland and the island of [[Kvaløya, Finnmark|Kvaløya]] across the [[Kvalsundet]] strait. The bridge is located just west of the village of [[Kvalsund (village)|Kvalsund]] on the mainland and about {{convert|25|km}} south of the town of [[Hammerfest (town)|Hammerfest]].<ref name="snl">{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/Kvalsund_bru|title=Kvalsund Bru|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2013-01-25}}</ref>

Opened for traffic in 1977, the {{convert|741|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} bridge has 11 spans, the main span being {{convert|525|m}}. The maximum clearance to the sea is {{convert|26|m}}. The Kvalsund Bridge is the 56th longest suspension bridge in the world, and also the northernmost suspension bridge in the world.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.lotsberg.net/data/norway/bru.html|chapter=Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (> 500 m) |editor-last=Merzagora|editor-first=Eugenio A.|title=Norske bruer og viadukter|accessdate=2013-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Structurae|id=20008112|title=Kvalsund Bridge}}. Retrieved 2013-01-25.</ref>

==Media gallery== <gallery> File:Kvalsundbrua small.jpg|Kvalsund Bridge from below File:Finnmark Brücke nach Hammerfest 2.JPG|Kvalsund Bridge from the mainland File:Kvalsund Bridge-2.jpg|Kvalsund Bridge in winter </gallery>

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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Kvalsundbrua|Kvalsund Bridge}}

[[Category:Road bridges in Finnmark]] [[Category:Bridges completed in 1977]] [[Category:Former toll bridges in Norway]] [[Category:Suspension bridges in Norway]] [[Category:1977 establishments in Norway]] [[Category:Hammerfest Municipality]]