Tana Bridge

The Tana Bridge

The Tana Bridge (Norwegian: Tana bru) is a suspension bridge that crosses the Tana River in Finnmark county in Norway. It is located in a village also called Tana bru. The bridge is 220 metres long, and the main span is 194 metres.

The Tana Bridge was opened in 1948. It is the only bridge over the lowest 100 km of the Tanaelva, and the only one over the Tanaelva inside Norway. There was a predecessor that was destroyed in 1944 during the Second World War.

Major bridges in Norway

Suspension bridges	Alversund Askøy Bømla Brevik Djupfjord Folda Fossum Fyksesund Gjemnessund Hagelsund Hålogaland Hardanger Kjellingstraumen Kjerringstraumen Kvalsund Lokkaren Lysefjord Nærøysund Osterøy Randøy Rombak Skjomen Sotra Stord Tana Tjeldsund Varodd

Cable-stayed bridges	Grenland Helgeland Nordhordland Sami Skarnsund Stavanger City Ypsilon

Pontoon bridges	Bergsøysund Nordhordland

Coordinates: 70°11′46″N 28°11′07″E / 70.1961°N 28.1853°E / 70.1961; 28.1853

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