Bridge Name: | Tromøy Bridge |
Native Name: | Tromøybrua / Tromøybroa |
Native Name Lang: | NO |
Crosses: | Tromøysundet |
Locale: | Arendal, Norway |
Design: | Suspension bridge |
Material: | Concrete and steel |
Spans: | 12 |
Open: | 21 Oct 1961 |
Traffic: | 8,350 (in 2008) |
Coordinates: | 58.4711°N 8.8231°W |
The Tromøy Bridge (no|Tromøybrua) is a suspension bridge that crosses the Tromøysundet strait in the municipality of Arendal in Agder county, Norway. It connects the island of Tromøya with the mainland, about northeast of the town of Arendal.
The bridge is part of Norwegian County Road 409 and it opened on 21 October 1961 by Trygve Bratteli, the Minister of Transport and Communications. The bridge originally cost . The 400m (1,300feet) long bridge has 12 spans, the longest of which is . The bridge has a high clearance underneath it so ships may pass under it. In 2008, the annual average daily traffic was 8,350 cars per day.[1] [2] [3]
Its building was prepared by a special committee which was chaired by Christian Stray during its entire existence from 1938 to 1961.[4]