It crosses the Tromsøysundet strait between Tromsdalen on the mainland and the island of Tromsøya.

At the time of its opening, it was the longest bridge in Northern Europe, with a length of 1,036 metres (3,399 ft).

[5] At a cost of 14.5 million kr,[6] the bridge replaced an inefficient ferry connection between the two sides of the strait, and it helped boost the growth and development of Tromsø.

[2] Due to severe congestion issues, the mainland road connection was later reinforced by the construction of the Tromsøysund Tunnel in the 1990s.

[1] In 2005, the fencing was raised by two and a half meters, and seven years later, Norway's road authority planned on adding extra fencing onto many bridges to help prevent suicide.