Sami Bridge

Sami Bridge

Sami Bridge seen from the Finnish side
Coordinates 69°54′42″N 027°02′01″E / 69.91167°N 27.03361°E / 69.91167; 27.03361Coordinates: 69°54′42″N 027°02′01″E / 69.91167°N 27.03361°E / 69.91167; 27.03361
Carries E75
Crosses Tana River, FinnishNorwegian 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

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).

Sami Bridge was opened in 1993.

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