This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.

1939: Skoltefoss

Elvenes vicinity, Norway and Murmansk Oblast, Russia - Pasvikelva
Bridgemeister ID:3953 (added 2020-03-21)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Skoltefoss
Location:Elvenes vicinity, Norway and Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Crossing:Pasvikelva
Coordinates:69.643333 N 30.137278 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, December 1939
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Opened September 9, 1939 and soon after destroyed in December 1939, bombed by Finland during the Winter War between Russia and Finland.
  • Appears to have been reconstructed at some point after it was bombed in 1939. See linked photograph for a 1943 image of the location.
  • Unclear if this bridge, when constructed, was actually in Norway, Finland, or straddling the border between the two as it existed in 1939. It was constructed directly over falls in an area known as Skoltefoss where a dam has since been constructed. The current border at this location has changed as a result of the WWII-era hostilities between Finland and Russia and is now between Norway and Russia.
  • The coordinates provided here indicate the likely approximate location of the bridge, crossing the Norway/Russia border. It's possible the bridge was located slightly north in which case it would be entirely within the current Russia border.

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Photograph, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

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