Great Belt Strait, Denmark

Great Belt Bridge
Storebæltsbroen

Opened 14 June, 1998

Connects Halsskov with Knudshoved by crossing the Great Belt strait. Officially named the East Bridge, the suspension bridge is the world’s fifth-longest main span (1.6 km / 1 mi); the longest outside Asia. The bridge was the largest construction project in Danish history reducing travel times through Denmark from Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia to mainland Europe.

Great Belt Bridge
Storebæltsbroen Fact Sheet

Name
The Storebaelt Link
East Bridge
Location
Denmark
Coordinates
55°20′31″N 11°02′10″E
Year opened to traffic
1998
Design
Suspension/Cable stayed etc.
Suspension
Type of traffic
Road and/or railway
Road, rail
Bridge owner
Sund & Baelt Holding
Contact information
Vester Søgade 10
1601 Copenhagen V
Lars Fuhr Pedersen: lfp@sbf.dk
Bridge operator
Sund & Baelt Holding
Contact information
Vester Søgade 10
1601 Copenhagen V
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Last updated: September 21, 2021

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