The Oresund Bridge

The Oresund Bridge (joint Danish/Swedish hybrid name: Øresundsbron) is a combined two-track rail and four-lane road bridge across the Oresund strait. It is the longest bridge in Europe and connects the two metropolitan areas of the Oresund Region, the Danish capital of Copenhagen with the Swedish city of Malmö. Shot by de:Benutzer:Stern in 2002-07. ... Shot by de:Benutzer:Stern in 2002-07. ... Danish is one of the Scandinavian languages, a sub-group of the Germanic group of the Indo-European language family. ... Swedish (svenska  listen?) is a Scandinavian language language spoken predominantly in Sweden, Finland and Åland by over 8 million native speakers. ... Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... This article is about the edifice. ... Northern Öresund Oresund (Öresund in Swedish or Øresund in Danish) or The Sound, is the strait that separates Zealand from Scania, and thereby Denmark from Sweden. ... A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. ... The Oresund Region (Øresundsregionen in Danish or Öresundsregionen in Swedish) is a transnational region in southern Scandinavia located by the shores of the Oresund strait. ... The Kingdom of Denmark is geographically the smallest Nordic country and is part of the European Union. ... City nickname: none Location in Denmark Area  - Total  - Water 526 km² xxx km² xx% Population  - City ( 2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density 502,204 1,116,979 954/km² [including water] xxx/km² [land only] Time zone Eastern: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 55°43 N 12°34 W Copenhagen ( Danish: København) is... Malmö (  listen?) is the largest city in the province Scania (Skåne) and southern Sweden. ...

The last section was put down on August 14, 1999. Danish Heir Apparent Frederik and his Swedish counterpart Crown Princess Victoria met midway to celebrate its completion. The official inauguration took place on July 1, 2000, with Danish Queen Margrethe II, and her Swedish counterpart King Carl XVI Gustaf, presiding. The bridge was opened for traffic later that day. Before the inauguration 79,871 runners competed in a half distance marathon (Broloppet, the Bridge Run) from Amager (in Denmark) to Scania (in Sweden) on June 12, 2000. The public transport by rail is operated jointly by Swedish SJ and Danish DSB. August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... Contrasting with heir presumptive, an heir apparent is one who cannot be prevented from inheriting by the birth of any other person. ... Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Crown Prince Frederik in soldier uniform HRH Crown Prince Frederik André Henrik Christian of Denmark (born May 26, 1968) is the eldest son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Prince Henrik. ... HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria, Victoria Ingrid Alice Desirée, (born July 14, 1977), Duchess of Westregothia, is the heir apparent of Sweden, being the first-born child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and his commoner Queen Silvia. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þorhildur Ingrid), styled HM The Queen (born April 16, 1940), is the Queen regnant and head of state of Denmark. ... His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus Bernadotte), styled HM The King (born April 30, 1946), is the reigning Swedish monarch. ... Although marathon sometimes refers to any athletic event requiring great endurance, more specifically it refers to a long-distance track event of 42,195 m (26 miles and 385 yards). ... Amager is a Danish island in the Øresund. ... The Kingdom of Denmark is geographically the smallest Nordic country and is part of the European Union. ... Scania (Skåne) is the southernmost historical Province (landskap) of Sweden. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... SJ, or Swedish Railways, AB is a Swedish government owned public transport on railway operator. ... Categories: Danish stubs | Companies of Denmark | Railway companies ...

The Oresund Bridge and Pepperholm islet, from above

The bridge has one of the longest cable-stayed main spans in the world at 490 metres. The height of the highest pillar is 204 metres. The total length of the bridge is 7,845 meters, which is approximately half the distance between the Swedish and Danish landmasses, and its weight is 82 million kilograms. The rest of the distance is spanned by the artificial "Pepper" islet ("Peberholm"/"Pepparholm") (4,055 m), (named as a counterpart to the already existing "Saltholm" islet) followed by a tunnel (3,510 m) on the Danish side. The two rail-tracks are beneath the four road lanes. The bridge has a vertical clearance of 57 metres, although most boat traffic across Oresund still passes over the Drogden strait (where the tunnel lies). Oresund Bridge, taken from a plane. ... Oresund Bridge, taken from a plane. ... Sunshine Skyway, Tampa Bay, Florida Millau viaduct in France A cable_stayed bridge is a bridge that consists of one or more pillars, with cables supporting the roadbed. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. ... Weight is the force exerted upon an object by virtue of its position in a gravitational field. ... The international prototype, made of platinum-iridium, which is kept at the BIPM under conditions specified by the 1st CGPM in 1889. ... Peberholm, literally Pepper islet, is an artificial island which was built as part of the Oresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden. ... Categories: Stub | Islands of Denmark ...

Instead of calling the bridge "Øresundsbroen" in Danish and "Öresundsbron" in Swedish, a compromise was made and the bridge was baptized "Øresundsbron" as the official name, although the Swedish spelling remains common in everyday usage in Sweden, and the Danish in Denmark.

The bridge has not been as well used as was hoped, largely due to the expense of crossing. As of 2004 a single trip across the bridge costs DKK 230, or SEK 280 (c. 30 Euro). This has been a slight embarrassment to the governments of both countries. However, the consortium running the bridge maintains that the project is a long term one that will be well worth its cost in the long run. Euro (disambiguation). ...

The designers of the bridge hoped that it would help create a unified "Oresund region" comprising Copenhagen and the Swedish communities on the eastern side of the strait. This greater metropolitan region is one of the largest in northern Europe, and the hope is to create a hub for economic activity.

One deterrent to closer economic integration is the lack of a single currency, as both Sweden and Denmark maintain their own currencies, the Danish krone and Swedish krona. Although both are accepted in some areas of the other country, exchange rates are not favourable, and many businesses, especially outside tourist zones, do not accept the other currency. The Danish krone is the currency used in Denmark and the Danish dependency of Greenland. ... This article is about the Swedish unit of currency. ...

External link

• Oresund Bridge (http://www.oeresundsbron.com/) - Official website