Maintained by Jernbaneverket Opened 22 March 1918 Clearance below 4 m Phone +47 916 72 766 | Official name Skansen jernbanebro Longest span 52 metres (171 ft) Total length 52 m Location Trondheim Carry Train | |
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Similar Skansen Station, Elgeseter Bridge, Verftsbrua, Old Town Bridge | ||
The Skansen Bridge (Norwegian: Skansen jernbanebro) is a 52-meter span bascule railway bridge located at Skansen in Trondheim, Norway beside Skansen Station. The bridge was opened on March 22, 1918, allowing trains on the Dovre Line access to Trondheim Central Station while also being able to open to allow ships on the Trondheim Canal access to the Trondheimsfjord. It was built at the same time the Dovre Line was rebuilt from narrow gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge and the stretch between Marienborg and Trondheim Central Station was double tracked.
The bridge was designed by Joseph Strauss, who among other things also constructed the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA. In 2006 the bridge was conserved by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage, since the Skansen Bridge is unique in Norway and only one of a few of its kind left in the world. The conservation includes the entire bridge including construction and technical equipment, the guard cabin and the transformer building. The conservation does not include the railway track, signal equipment or the overhead wires.