Öresund Bridge

Names : Øresundsbron (used by company), Øresundsbroen (Danish), Öresundsbron (Swedish)

Combined railway and motorway bridge across the Øresund strait between Denmark and Sweden. The bridge connects the road and rail networks of the Scandinavian Peninsula with those of Central and Western Europe.  The international European route E20 crosses via road, the Øresund Line via railway.

Construction start 1995, Construction end 1999 

At 7,845 m (4.875 mi), the bridge covers half the distance between Sweden and the Danish island of Amager, the border between the two countries being 5.3 km (3.3 mi) from the Swedish end.

The bridge joins Drogden tunnel (4,050-metre (2.52 mi) long) on the artificial island of Peberholm (Pepper Islet). The tube tunnel is made from 20 prefabricated reinforced concrete segments – the largest in the world at 55,000 tonnes each.

Two tubes in the tunnel carry railway tracks, two carry roads and a small fifth tube is provided for emergencies. The tubes are arranged side by side.