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Øresund Bridge - Travel Icon
"The bridge runs nearly 8 kilometres (5 miles) from the Swedish coast to the artificial island of Peberholm, which lies in the middle of the strait. The remainder of the link is by a 4 km (2.5 miles) tunnel from Peberholm to the Danish island of Amager. The Øresund Bridge is the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe, and connects two major metropolitan areas: Copenhagen, the Danish capital city, and the major Swedish city of Malmö. It connects the road and rail networks of Scandinavia with those of Central and Western Europe. A data cable also uses the bridge to carry all Internet data transmission for Finland"
Designer
Klaus Falbe Hansen, Jorgen Nissen, Niels Gimsing, Georg Rotne
Engineering design
Ove Arup & Partners
Setec
ISC
Gimsing & Madsen
Cable-stayed bridge
Total length
7,845 metres
Width
23.5 metres
Longest span
490 metres
Clearance below
57 metres
Constructed by
Hochtief, Skanska, Højgaard & Schultz and Monberg & Thorsen
Opened
1 July 2000