Rombaken fjord
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If you now turn your gaze towards the fjord, you will notice that it is quite narrow. Nevertheless, it is deep and has a depth of around 110 metres. The German destroyers could therefore enter without a problem but with no possibility to turn around, they were easily trapped if the Allies came. The fjord is home to four whole German shipwrecks which were visible to train passengers right up until 1951 when the bow parts were removed. Across the fjord you can see the Rombak bridge, a suspension bridge which crosses the Rombaken fjord. The bridge is 765 metres long and has a sailing clearance height of 41 metres. It was opened in 1964 and replaced the ferry crossing between Narvik and Øyjord. There has been a bridge there since 1927 and it was part of the European Route E6 right up until the opening of the Hålogaland bridge when the road was rerouted.