Famous to anyone who was engaged with the television series Bron/Broen (The Bridge), The Øresund Bridge is owned half by the Danish state and half by the Swedish state. In 2009, it was calculated that 35.6 million passengers crossed by road and rail.
Work on the coast-to-coast link begins, with offshore excavation in Øresund. (September 1993, work begins on the Danish land works)
Date opened
1 July, 2000
Design type
Suspension/Cable stayed etc. Cable-stayed
The connection consists of an 8 km bridge where the high bridge is cable-stayed + 4 km is immersed tunnel + 4 km is an artificial island called Peberholm.
Construction cost (1995)
20.0 billion DKK
$2.44 billion (US)
€2.68 billion
Designer
Architekt MAA Georg K.S. Rotne
Type of traffic (road and/or rail)
Road and rail
Owner/Operator
Øresundsbro Konsortiet
Øresundsbro Konsortiet is a Danish-Swedish company jointly owned by A/S Øresund and Svensk-Danska Broförbindelsen SVEDAB AB.
A/S Øresund is wholly owned by Sund and Bælt Holding A/S, which, in turn, is owned by the Danish state.
SVEDAB AB is owned by the Swedish state.
The owners are jointly and severally responsible for Øresundsbro Konsortiet’s obligations.
Operator
Øresundsbro Konsortiet
Phone
+45 33416000
Email
kontakt@oresundsbron.com
Links
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Traffic
Average Annual Daily Traffic-AADT (Both directions)
20,423
Max. recorded daily traffic
32,600
Max. recorded traffic per hour per direction
2400 towards Sweden
1830 towards Denmark.
Percentage of trucks
10%
Collisions Statistics
8/year (average)
Toll Plaza area:
58%
Bridge Deck:
29%
Approach:
13%
Lanes
Road lanes per direction:
Two per direction
Rail lanes per direction:
One per direction
Pedestrian lane:
no
Cyclist lane:
no
Emergency lane:
One per direction (none in the tunnel)
Road wearing surface type
Stay-cable Spans
Asphalt
Approach Spans
Asphalt
Thickness:
45 mm (top layer)
Total length of the bridge
7845 m length of main bridges
Main span
490 m
Approach span
West approach spans
3,313 m
4 x 120, 3 m + 18 x 140, 6 m + 141 m + 160 m
East approach spans
4,036 m
3 x 120, 3 m + 24 x 140, 6 m + 141 m + 160 m
Pylon/tower
Type:
Concrete tower
Height:
203.5 m
Type of girder
Stay-cable span
Stiffening Truss
Height and width
H:
10.22
B:
15 (30.5)
Approach Spans:
Plate Girder
H:
10.2
B:
15 (23.5)
Truss Span
H:
140.6
B:
n/a
Type of foundation
Concrete foundation
Sea depth at main span
8 m
Vessel navigation channel
Width:
370 m
Clearance for vessels:
55 m
Vessel/Ship traffic
Under the bridge:
5,000/year
Over the tunnel
34,000/year
Cable structure
Type, dimension etc. of main cable/stay cable
Four pylons with a total of 80x2 stay cables. Each twin stay cable is designed with of a bundle of 68-73 galvanized bridge strands in a hexagonal arrangement. Nominal diameter of each 7-wire cable strand is 15.7 mm
Is the cable structure dehumidified
No
If so, year established
Expansion joints
Number
7 Expansion joints
Type
DS 720-1280
Product
Maurer
Bearings
Number
120 Pot bearings
Type
Singel and double at various sizes
Product
Mageba
Extent of inspection and frequency
4 times per year from Inspection gantry
Means of funding ongoing costs
Toll
Last updated: September 21, 2021
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