# Kvalsund Bridge

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Bridge in Hammerfest Municipality, Norway

Kvalsund Bridge Kvalsundbrua View of the bridge Coordinates 70°30′48″N 23°57′03″E / 70.5134°N 23.9508°E / 70.5134; 23.9508 Carries Rv94 Crosses Kvalsundet Locale Hammerfest Municipality, Norway Characteristics Design suspension bridge Total length 741 metres (2,431 ft) Longest span 525 metres (1,722 ft) Clearance below 26 metres (85 ft) History Opened 1977 Location Interactive map of Kvalsund Bridge

The **Kvalsund Bridge** ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Kvalsundbrua*) is a [suspension bridge](/source/Suspension_bridge) in [Hammerfest Municipality](/source/Hammerfest_Municipality), [Finnmark](/source/Finnmark) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The bridge connects the mainland and the island of [Kvaløya](/source/Kval%C3%B8ya%2C_Finnmark) across the [Kvalsundet](/source/Kvalsundet) strait. The bridge is located just west of the village of [Kvalsund](/source/Kvalsund_(village)) on the mainland and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the town of [Hammerfest](/source/Hammerfest_(town)).[1]

Opened for traffic in 1977, the 741-metre-long (2,431 ft) bridge has 11 spans, the main span being 525 metres (1,722 ft). The maximum clearance to the sea is 26 metres (85 ft). The Kvalsund Bridge is the 56th longest suspension bridge in the world, and also the northernmost suspension bridge in the world.[2][3]

## Media gallery

		- Kvalsund Bridge from below

		- Kvalsund Bridge from the mainland

		- Kvalsund Bridge in winter

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-snl_1-0)** [Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon). ["Kvalsund Bru"](http://snl.no/Kvalsund_bru) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-01-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Merzagora, Eugenio A. (ed.). "Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (> 500 m)". [*Norske bruer og viadukter*](http://www.lotsberg.net/data/norway/bru.html). Retrieved 2013-01-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Kvalsund Bridge](https://structurae.net/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=20008112) at *[Structurae](/source/Structurae)*. Retrieved 2013-01-25.

## External links

Media related to [Kvalsund Bridge](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kvalsundbrua) at Wikimedia Commons

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