Beisfjord Bridge
Beisfjord Bridge Beisfjordbrua | |
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| Coordinates | 68°24′26″N 17°25′20″E / 68.4072°N 17.4222°E |
| Carries |  E6 |
| Crosses | Beisfjorden |
| Locale | Narvik Municipality, Norway |
| Other name | Ankenesbrua |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 375 metres (1,230 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1959 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Beisfjord Bridge | |
The Beisfjord Bridge (Norwegian: Beisfjordbrua) is a girder bridge in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.[1] The concrete bridge crosses the Beisfjorden on the west side of the town of Narvik. The 375-metre-long (1,230 ft)[2] bridge connects Ankenesstranda, a residential area on the west side of Narvik, southwest of the fjord, to Fagernes, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Narvik. Most of the population is on the northeastern side. The bridge carries the European route E6 highway and it was completed in 1959.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]The first Beisfjord bridge was first opened in 1943 during the German occupation of Narvik as a temporary solution to the crossing between Narvik and Ankenes.[4][5]
The current bridge came into being after the old German bridge was mostly demolished, and the new, current bridge, was opened in 1959.[2][3]
There still exists minor remnants of the original, German-built bridge, as some wooden girders remain to the sides of the current bridge, just barely above the water.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Beisfjord Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
- 1 2 3 "Beisfjordbrua – Ofoting" (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
- 1 2 "Åpning av Beisfjordbrua (1959) – Historier.no". historier.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
- ↑ Harnang, Harald (2018-10-16). "beisfjordbrua". Årbok for Narvik (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-11-26.
- ↑ "Ankenesbrua. Beisfjordbrua. Trebru bygd av tyskerne. Fagernes -Museum Nord / DigitaltMuseum". digitaltmuseum.no. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
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