Sweden to Denmark, take the underwater bridge.
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I remember watching a show on how it was built, quite amazing.
This Amazing Bridge Turns Into a Tunnel and Connects Denmark and Sweden
The Øresund is an engineering marvel that connects the Danish capital of Copenhagen to the Swedish city of Malmö.
A cable-stayed bridge runs nearly 8 km (5 miles) to an artificial island where it transitions into a tunnel that runs another 4 km (2.5 miles). The award-winning double-track railway and motorway opened on July 1, 2000.
The Øresund was designed by the Danish engineering firm COWI and the main architect was George K.S. Rotne. The bridge and tunnel run across the Øresund strait and is jointly operated by the neighbouring states from both countries. To use the Øresund you must pay a toll.
The cable-stayed bridge features two 204 m high pylons supporting the 490 m long bridge span across the Flinte Channel. The motorway runs on the upper level while the railway runs below.
Most of the bridge structures, including the piers and spans, were built on land and towed out by large floating cranes. Only the pylons were cast ‘in situ’.
Photograph by Koosha Paridel
The man-made island of Peberholm links the bridge and tunnel. The island was constructed from material dredged from the seabed and most of the 4 km tunnel was built by concrete elements cast on land and towed out and lowered into a dredged trench.
The flora and fauna on the island have been allowed to develop freely and undisturbed and has become a haven for biologists. The Lund’s Botanical Association has identified more than 500 different species of plants and the island serves as a popular breeding ground for birds as well as habitat for the rare green toad.
Approximately two-thirds of the people travelling across the Øresund go by train with the journey between Copenhagen and Malmö taking about 35 minutes.
Thanks to the fixed link the Øresund provides, a region of 3.7 million inhabitants has been created and allows people to live and work on either side. To learn more, visit the official site at oresundbron.com
All photographs by Øresundsbro Konsortiet unless otherwise stated
The Øresund is an engineering marvel that connects the Danish capital of Copenhagen to the Swedish city of Malmö.
A cable-stayed bridge runs nearly 8 km (5 miles) to an artificial island where it transitions into a tunnel that runs another 4 km (2.5 miles). The award-winning double-track railway and motorway opened on July 1, 2000.
The Øresund was designed by the Danish engineering firm COWI and the main architect was George K.S. Rotne. The bridge and tunnel run across the Øresund strait and is jointly operated by the neighbouring states from both countries. To use the Øresund you must pay a toll.
The cable-stayed bridge features two 204 m high pylons supporting the 490 m long bridge span across the Flinte Channel. The motorway runs on the upper level while the railway runs below.
Most of the bridge structures, including the piers and spans, were built on land and towed out by large floating cranes. Only the pylons were cast ‘in situ’.
Photograph by Koosha Paridel
The man-made island of Peberholm links the bridge and tunnel. The island was constructed from material dredged from the seabed and most of the 4 km tunnel was built by concrete elements cast on land and towed out and lowered into a dredged trench.
The flora and fauna on the island have been allowed to develop freely and undisturbed and has become a haven for biologists. The Lund’s Botanical Association has identified more than 500 different species of plants and the island serves as a popular breeding ground for birds as well as habitat for the rare green toad.
Approximately two-thirds of the people travelling across the Øresund go by train with the journey between Copenhagen and Malmö taking about 35 minutes.
Thanks to the fixed link the Øresund provides, a region of 3.7 million inhabitants has been created and allows people to live and work on either side. To learn more, visit the official site at oresundbron.com
All photographs by Øresundsbro Konsortiet unless otherwise stated
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The people who made this design are alive. They can tell us why they did it
The justification for the additional expenditure and complexity related to digging a tunnel for part of the way, rather than raising that section of the bridge, was to avoid interfering with air traffic from the nearby Copenhagen Airport, to provide a clear channel for ships in good weather or bad, and to prevent ice floes from blocking the strait.
Correct. It's also extremely windy on that bridge too. You don't want to drive 8-10 miles in some of the conditions i've experienced...
and then the commuter trains are on the bottom so that makes it even more iffy
When yall droppimg some new ST or G side music mayne?
Similar to the ones near Norfolk. If we are ever at war, there is no bridge to take out to keep the ships from leaving the Naval base.
Similar to the ones near Norfolk. If we are ever at war, there is no bridge to take out to keep the ships from leaving the Naval base.
Co sign.. This bridge in Denmark ain't nothing but the chessepeak bay bridge that's all
man...them boys caught up in the streets smh...Prob gone do a best of album soon.
Damn mayne, i need some new sms shit mayne
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Engineers solve problems, and do not sacrifice efficiency or utility for success
in beauty contests..........
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Shit..I might just have to go over there just to check it out...Sweden and Denmark are part of the Schengen territories, i suppose, so i shouldnt need a visa if i hop into Paris and then just make my way over there.
Oh btw, for people who are always saying traveling to Europe cost a lot. It really doesn't. Once you can make your way to one European country, you can pretty much see the rest for about $30 on a bus or $100 on a plane ticket.
Oh btw, for people who are always saying traveling to Europe cost a lot. It really doesn't. Once you can make your way to one European country, you can pretty much see the rest for about $30 on a bus or $100 on a plane ticket.
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