Kylling Bridge
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What do you and Tom Cruise have in common? Both of you have crossed the Rauma River on one of the world’s most spectacular and photographed bridges, Kylling bridge. The monumental stone bridge that we will soon be passing, is not just a jewel of Norwegian engineering, but showcases craftmanship of the highest standard, where every single stone in solid granite, has been carved with great love by local stone masons. The painstaking work took almost nine years, and the 76-metre-long bridge was completed in 1921 and became a masterpiece for the history books. The bridge hovers 60 metres above the roaring Rauma River with an unobstructed view of the Verma waterfall which plunges into the river with a fall of almost 400 metres. The bridge is also called a ‘tiger’s leap in stone’ which perhaps symbolises the bold construction in this harsh landscape. And Tom Cruise perhaps also behaved like a tiger when he acted out the famous fight scene on top of the train the Orient Express in Mission Impossible 6. The scene took place right where you are now on top of Kylling Bridge.