Sommarøy Bridge

Sommarøy Bridge
Sommarøybrua

The bridge to Sommarøya in Tromsø kommune
Carries Fylkesvei 55
Crosses Sommarøysundet
Locale Tromsø, Troms, Norway
Material Cantilever bridge
Total length 522 m (1,713 ft)
Longest span 120 m (390 ft)

Sommarøy Bridge (Norwegian: Sommarøybrua) is a cantilever bridge from Kvaløya to Sommarøy in the Hillesøy area of the western part of the municipality of Tromsø in Troms county, Norway. The bridge is 522 metres (1,713 ft) long and the longest span on the bridge is 120 metres (390 ft).

Sommarøy Bridge has traffic lights to prevent accidents on the narrow bridge. It has been reported that the traffic lights malfunction in windy weather.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Skjørt trafikklys" (in Norwegian). Radio Tromsø. http://www.radiotromso.no/les/4358.html. Retrieved 2010-01-09. 

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