Sami Bridge
Sami Bridge | |
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 Sami Bridge seen from the Finnish side | |
| Coordinates | 69°54′42″N 027°02′01″E / 69.91167°N 27.03361°E |
| Carries | E75 |
| Crosses | Tana River, Finnish–Norwegian border |
| Locale | Utsjoki, Finland Finnmark, Norway |
| Official name | Saamen silta Samelandsbrua |
| Maintained by | Finnish Transport Agency, Norwegian Public Roads Administration |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | cable-stayed tuftform |
| Total length | 316 m (1,037 ft) |
| Width | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Longest span | 155 m (509 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | SuunnitteluKortes |
| Opened | 1993 |
| Location | |
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The Sami Bridge (Finnish: Saamen silta; Northern Sami: Sámi šaldi; Norwegian: Samelandsbrua) is a cable-stayed bridge that carries the European route E75 across the Tana River between Finnmark county in Norway and Utsjoki in Finland. The bridge is 316 metres (1,037 ft) long, and the main span is 155 m (509 ft).
The Sami Bridge was opened in 1993. Before this, there was a ferry during summer and ice road in winter.
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- Road bridges in Finnmark
- Cable-stayed bridges in Norway
- Cable-stayed bridges in Finland
- International bridges
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- Bridges completed in 1993
- 1993 establishments in Norway
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- Buildings and structures in Lapland (Finland)
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