Bøkfjord Bridge
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CarriesEuropean route E105
CrossesPaatsjoki (Pasvikelva)
Bøkfjord Bridge Bøkfjordbrua | |
|---|---|
 The bridge being mounted on location | |
| Coordinates | 69°40′53″N 30°6′36″E / 69.68139°N 30.11000°E |
| Carries | European route E105 |
| Crosses | Paatsjoki (Pasvikelva) |
| Locale | Sør-Varanger Municipality |
| Named for | Bøkfjorden |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 284 m (932 ft)[1] |
| Longest span | 120 m (390 ft)[1] |
| No. of lanes | 1+1 (no barrier) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Schachtbau Nordhausen Stahlbau GmbH and HAK Entreprenør AS |
| Inaugurated | 29 September 2017[2] |
| Replaces | Elvenes bru |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | no |
| Location | |
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Bøkfjord Bridge (Norwegian: Bøkfjordbrua) is a road bridge which crosses the Paatsjoki river at its mouth into Bøkfjord, in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.
The main bridge was built in parts in Nordhausen, Germany, assembled in Wilhelmshaven, Germany and transported by barge to the place.[3] It was put into place on 20 May 2017.[4]
It was opened for traffic on 28 September 2017, inaugurated by the minister of transport Ketil Solvik-Olsen (Norway) and vice minister of transport Sergey Aristov (Russia), who also marked the opening of other new roads on the cross-border E105 between Kirkenes and Zapolyarny.[2] It replaced the old, low and narrow Elvenes Bridge.[5]