Øresund Bridge
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elrecke
N 55° 34.512 E 012° 49.613
33U E 362996 N 6160945
The Øresund Bridge connects Sweden and Denmark, and it is the longest highway and railroad bridge in Europe and has the longest cable-stayed main span in the world for both road and rail traffic.
Waymark Code: WM9PWT
Location: Skåne, Sweden
Date Posted: 09/16/2010
Views: 137
ØRESUND BRIDGE
The Øresund Bridge is composed of a high bridge and two approach bridges. The high bridge has the longest cable-stayed main span in the world for both road and rail traffic.
The bridge two-level superstructure is fabricated from steel and concrete. The steel girder supports the upper deck, which accommodates the motorway, and the lower deck where the railway is located. The tracks are placed in a concrete trough along the approach bridges, which changes to a steel deck on the high bridge.
The structure has a mass of 82,000 tonnes and supports two railroad tracks beneath four road lanes in a horizontal girder extending along the entire length of the bridge.
ØRESUND TUNNEL
The western part of the Øresund Link is a 4km-long tunnel between the artificial island of Peberholm and the artificial peninsula at Kastrup. The tunnel is the longest immersed tube tunnel for both road and rail traffic in the world. It consists of 20 tunnel elements.
DETAILS
Carries: Four lanes, Double track Oresund Railway Line
Crosses: Oresund strait (The Sound)
Design: Cable-stayed bridge
Total length: 7,845 metres (25,738 ft)
Width: 23.5 metres (77.1 ft)
Longest span: 490 metres (1,608 ft)
Clearance below: 57 metres (187 ft)
Daily traffic: ca. 17,000 road vehicles
A picture from the bridge or driving on the bridge would be great.
Date Completed: 07/01/2000
Usage: Automobile
Length: 7,845 m (longest span 490m)
WWW: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
Log your find with the picture of the bridge that you like. No gpsr required in the photo...different seasons and lighting for the pictures is what will be the goal.