# Skjomen Bridge

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Bridge in Narvik Municipality, Norway

Skjomen Bridge Skjombrua View of the bridge Coordinates 68°22′15″N 17°14′27″E / 68.3708°N 17.2408°E / 68.3708; 17.2408 Carries E6 Crosses Skjomen Locale Narvik Municipality, Norway Characteristics Total length 711 metres (2,333 ft) Longest span 525 metres (1,722 ft) No. of spans 9 Clearance below 35 metres (115 ft) History Opened 1972 Location Interactive map of Skjomen Bridge

The **Skjomen Bridge** ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Skjombrua*) is a [suspension bridge](/source/Suspension_bridge) in [Narvik Municipality](/source/Narvik_Municipality) in [Nordland](/source/Nordland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The bridge is part of the [European route E6](/source/European_route_E6) highway. It crosses the [Skjomen](/source/Skjomen) fjord about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of the [town of Narvik](/source/Narvik_(town)). The 711-metre (2,333 ft) bridge has a main [span](/source/Span_(architecture)) of 525 metres (1,722 ft). The maximum clearance to the sea is 35 metres (115 ft). The bridge has nine spans. The Skjomen Bridge was opened in 1972.[1] Between 1938 and 1972 there was a car ferry here, going on a route about 400 meters north of the present bridge.

The Skjomen bridge from the south side of the Skjomen fjord

## In popular culture

The "Roadblock" task for the fifth episode of *[The Amazing Race 17](/source/The_Amazing_Race_17)* was filmed at this bridge. The contestant had to rappel down a rope hanging from the bridge and then climb back up the rope.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Merzagora, Eugenio A. (ed.). "Road Viaducts & Bridges in Norway (> 500 m)". [*Norske bruer og viadukter*](https://www.lotsberg.net/data/norway/bru.html). Retrieved 2019-01-05.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Skjombrua](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Skjombrua).

- [Skjomen Bridge](https://structurae.net/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=20008111) at *[Structurae](/source/Structurae)*

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