Tromsøbru under bygging

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The picture was taken in August 1959 during the construction of the Tromsø Bridge. The bridge was the first so-called cantilever bridge in Norway. Building method is based on that the bridge may carry themselves totally or partially under construction, and the bridge must be designed to withstand the weights that occurs during construction. The bridge was an important model for after the passage of concrete bridges In Norge.Tromsøbru with its 1,063 meters in length and 36 meters in height was finished in 1960. It was then that one of the largest in Northern Europe. The architects behind the Dir.ing. A. Aas-Jakobsen A / S and Erling Viksjø, who is also the man behind the high-rise building in the government quarter. In 2008, Tromsø bridge protected by Riksantikvaren