Bridge Name: | Sami Bridge |
Official Name: | Finnish: Saamen silta Norwegian: Samelandsbrua |
Carries: | E75 |
Crosses: | Tana River, Finnish–Norwegian border |
Locale: | Utsjoki, Finland Finnmark, Norway |
Maint: | Finnish Transport Agency, Norwegian Public Roads Administration |
Designer: | SuunnitteluKortes |
Design: | cable-stayed tuftform |
Mainspan: | 155m (509feet) |
Length: | 316m (1,037feet) |
Width: | 12m (39feet) |
Open: | 1993 |
Coordinates: | 69.9117°N 27.0336°W |
The Sami Bridge (fi|Saamen silta; se|Sámi šaldi; no|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 long, and the main span is 155m (509feet).
The Sami Bridge was opened in 1993. Before this, there was a ferry during summer and ice road in winter.