Tjeldsund Bridge

The Tjeldsund Bridge is a suspension road bridge that crosses Tjeldsundet between the mainland and Hinnoya in Troms county in Norway. 

Tjeldsund Bridge

Total length                1007 metres

Longest span              290 metres

Vertical clearance       41 metres

Spans                          32

Opening date             August 22, 1967 

After 30 months and 375 000 work hours, 112 000 bags of cement, 1200 tons of steel and the cost of 45 million kroner, Tjeldsund Bridge was opened by King Olav V on August 22, 1967. 

The road is called E10. The Tjeldsund Bridge connects the municipality of Harstad to the mainland. Together with the bridges in Vesteralen, it also connects the major islands of Vesteralen and also Lofoten to the mainland.