In the summer of 2000, the coasts of Denmark and Sweden were solemnly united unusual design– a bridge-tunnel, which was called Öresundsbron (in Swedish), in Russian: Öresund Bridge.
Construction of the Øresund Bridge began in 1995, and in August 1999, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden met with Prince Frederik of Denmark to celebrate the completion of the ambitious Danish-Swedish project.
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The unusual Sweden-Denmark bridge was opened on July 1, 2000. The opening ceremony was attended by the monarchs of both countries - King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Margrethe II.
The cost of building the facility exceeded 4 billion euros. Experts suggest that construction costs will pay off only by 2035, moreover, the cost of travel through is quite high even by European standards. In 2009, the cost of crossing the bridge was 39 euros, and in 2012 it reached 43 euros. Because of this, at first the bridge between Denmark and Sweden was not particularly “popular”. The situation changed in 2006, when discounts reaching 75% were introduced for those regularly traveling across the bridge.
The Oresund Bridge is a structure that seems to dive under water in the middle of the strait on artificial island, called Peberholm (Pepper Island) for its original shape. The island was made of rock removed from the bottom of the strait during the construction of the tunnel and has an area of about 2 km².
Photo from www.lovdell.se
There are two reasons why the Öresund Bridge Tunnel has such a unique design. Firstly, it was necessary to maintain free navigation through the Oresund Strait. Although most ships fit comfortably under the bridge's 57-meter-high spans, many prefer to use the passage above the tunnel. Secondly, a conventional bridge would prevent planes from taking off and landing at Copenhagen's nearby Kastrup Airport.
The total length of the Öresund bridge-tunnel reaches 11 kilometers, of which 4 kilometers are underwater.
If you are planning to make your way across this bridge, we recommend that you familiarize yourself in advance with the payment options on the official Öresundsbron website (information is available in four languages: English, Danish, German and).
You can also take advantage of Swedish transport: bus lines or trains. In the first case, we recommend using companies such as: GoByBus or Swebus.se. A ticket to travel across the bridge between Copenhagen and Malmö will cost from 50 kroons (210 rubles). Travel time is about 50 minutes. Arriving in Copenhagen, the bus will take you directly into the city center, close to the central station. From here you can either take a train or commuter train to Kastrup airport, or take a walk around the city. The famous harbor “Nyhavn” and many other attractions are 20 minutes away.
The Øresund combined bridge-tunnel is the longest combined road in Europe, connecting the Danish capital Copenhagen and the Swedish city of Malmö, passing through the Øresund Strait. The Öresund combined bridge includes a double track railway track and a four-lane highway. This combined bridge is part of the international European route located along the E-20 highway. 
Construction of the Oresund Bridge began in 1995 and was completed on August 14, 1999. The grand opening of the bridge took place on July 1, 2000, with the participation of Queen Margaret II and King Carl XVI Gustaf. The Oresund Bridge was opened for crossing on the same day. This combined road passes through the borders of Denmark and Sweden, but thanks to the Schengen Agreement, there are no passport controls. Regular customs checks are only carried out for those entering Sweden, and those entering Denmark are not subject to checks.
This structure consists of a tunnel, a road and an island and is often called the Øresund Line or the Øresund Connection. The length of the bridge is 7845 meters and is half the distance from Sweden and the Danish island of Amager. The weight of the entire bridge structure is 82,000 tons. The Öresund Bridge allows navigation on the main span, which is 57 meters high. But, despite this, many ships prefer to pass through the Öresund Strait over the tunnel unhindered. The architect of the bridge was George Rotne, and the structural designer was Ove Arup.
The bridge connects to a tunnel on an artificial island called Peberholm, which means Pepper island. This name was chosen for it in the composition of the nearby island of Saltholm - Salt - island. Peberholm Island was turned into a nature reserve, which is almost 4 kilometers long and has an average width of 500 meters. 
The tunnel connects the artificial peninsula Kastrup, on the Danish island of Amager, and the artificial island of Peberholm. The length of the tunnel is 4050 meters, of which 3510 meters are under water and there are two portals, each 270 meters long, at both ends of the tunnel. Travel through the tunnel is paid, and is comparable to the price of the ferry that was used before the construction of the Öresund Bridge. Stands marked with a yellow sign accept Swedish kronor, Danish kroner, Norwegian kroner, pounds sterling, Swiss francs, as well as dollars and euros. Prices for travel on the Eressun Combined Bridge constantly change depending on the season, and as of January 2012 the price was 43 euros per car.
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This unusual bridge-tunnel connects cities such as Malmo and Copenhagen. Moreover, you can travel through it either by rail or by car.
Construction of the Öresund Bridge-Tunnel began in 1995 and was completed on August 14, 1999.
The Öresund Bridge includes a double track railway and a four-lane highway. Its total length is 7845 meters, every 140 of which the supporting beam of the bridge rests on concrete supports. The main span has a height of 57 meters, which allows most ships to safely pass under it, although many prefer a quiet passage over the tunnel itself, with which the bridge connects on an artificial island, nicknamed Peberholm (Pepper Island) for its shape.
Why was such a strange half-bridge-half-tunnel built across the strait? Why did the governments of the two countries go to the additional expense and difficulty associated with the construction of the tunnel? The reason lies in the close location of Copenhagen airport (a conventional bridge would prevent planes from taking off and landing), plus this design made it possible not to restrict shipping traffic through Öresund
In total, more than 30 billion Danish kroner were spent on the construction of the Øresund Bridge-Tunnel (based on the Danish krone exchange rate in 2000) - an amount that will only be recouped by 2035. In addition, in order to expand the railway interchange leading from the bridge, in 2006 the Swedish side spent another 9.45 billion Swedish crowns on the Malmö city tunnel, the construction of which was completed in 2011
I present to your attention the Oresund Bridge, not even just a bridge, but a whole system: bridge-island-tunnel!
These photos were published on Google Earth from a satellite, I searched for them for a long time, studied the map, studied the locations of islands and peninsulas, their names.I'll tell you about wind generators that stand right in the water, and they are removed from the bridge!
STORY
The Oresund Bridge-Tunnel between Sweden and Denmark, across the Oresund Strait, consisting of three parts: the Oresund Bridge, the artificial artificial island of Peberholm and the Drogden underwater tunnel.
Now you can travel directly by train or car
Between Sweden and Denmark.
This was made possible thanks to the Oresund Bridge,
Passing between Lernaken, located south of Malmo in Sweden,
The bridge starts in Sweden and the tunnel in Denmark.
The total length of the Oresund Bridge is approximately 16 kilometers.
This is one of the most important Scandinavian infrastructure projects.
Construction of the crossing began in 1995.
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden met halfway on the bridge to celebrate the completion of construction.
The official opening took place on July 1, 2000, with Queen Margrethe II and King Carl XVI Gustaf as guests of honor.
The crossing was opened to traffic on the same day.
After opening, the flow of traffic across the bridge was less than expected due to the high cost of travel.
However, in 2005 and 2006 there was a large increase in passenger traffic.
This is most likely due to the fall in housing prices in Sweden, which the Danes began to actively buy.
In 2007, almost 25 million people used the bridge.
Trains run every 20 minutes, and 1 time at night - in both directions.
Here is an eyewitness description:
A bright yellow structure with a sign. At the bottom on a yellow background it is written: “the last exit in Sweden.” that is, if you don’t turn here, then the next opportunity will present itself only in Denmark.
On the road it says “Denmark straight ahead”. About 4 kilometers from the Danish coast the bridge literally goes under water.
The fact is that the Copenhagen airport is located directly on the opposite bank of Oresund.
To prevent planes from clinging to the bridge, it was removed under water, into a four-kilometer tunnel.
The road appears behind the airport, on the territory of the Danish Kingdom.
The transition from the bridge to the tunnel takes place on an artificial island (it is already Danish).
TUNNEL
NCC managed the contracting work for the 3.7 kilometer long Drogden Tunnel.
Connection between the artificial artificial island of Peberholm
and the artificial peninsula of Kastrup, on the island of Amager - the closest inhabited part of Denmark - accessed through the Drogden tunnel (Drogdentunnelen),
The length of the underwater part of the tunnel is 3510 m plus 270 m of tunnel exits at each end.
The tunnel is made from 20 prefabricated, reinforced concrete sections - the heaviest in the world at 55,000 tons each - connected and laid in trenches dug into the seabed.
Two pipes of the tunnel contain railway tracks;
the other two pipes contain a road, each with two lanes;
A small fifth pipe is used when emergency situations. The pipes are located side by side.
Tunnel parameters Drogden
The Drogden Tunnel is the world's largest underwater tunnel in volumetric terms.
The length of the tunnel is 3.7 kilometers, width 40 meters (4 lanes along the highway, two railway tracks and a tunnel for underground communications).
The tunnel consists of three main parts: - The entrance to the tunnel is located on an artificial peninsula. - The underwater part of the tunnel runs under the Drogden Canal. - Departure from the tunnel on the artificial island.
The tunnel entrances are also equipped with underground service spaces for tunnel maintenance.
Lighting, ventilation, drainage systems, all communications and power supply equipment are installed there.
An open tunnel tunnel is constructed using sections of concrete that are connected and lowered into a trench dug into the seabed.
As a rule, they are combined into a network, resulting in a wind power plant. Its main difference from traditional ones (thermal, nuclear) is the complete absence of both raw materials and waste. The only important requirement for a wind farm is a high average annual wind level. The power of modern wind generators reaches 6 MW.
Wind turbines in the Oresund Strait.
Offshore wind parks do not disturb fish or have a negative impact on their populations, but on the contrary, lead to an increase in fish numbers.
These are the conclusions of a study by the Swedish Fisheries Agency, whose experts examined the marine area near the first Swedish offshore wind park - Lillgrund in the Oresund Strait.
Near the bases of the windmills, new species of fish have settled, previously not found in this area of the sea: for example, European sculpin and the increasingly rare eel.
Inhuman beauty!
One of the brightest architectural impressions!
Read and look at these wonderful photographs taken by people from cars!
These people rushed and admiringly admired this beautiful bridge! We admired the garden of snow-white Windmills! And they filmed all these beauties with their cameras, so that we could now admire and learn more about this magnificent bridge in the Oresund Strait in the Baltic Sea!
source-http://www.nccr.ru/ru/About-NCC/NCC-Group/Well-known-projects/In-Baltic-countries/-/,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oresund_Bridge,
This unusual bridge-tunnel connects cities such as Malmo and Copenhagen. Moreover, you can travel through it either by rail or by car.
Construction of the Öresund Bridge-Tunnel began in 1995 and was completed on August 14, 1999. Despite the fact that construction was hampered by a couple of important incidents - the discovery of 18 unexploded shells from the Second World War on the seabed and the misalignment of one of the tunnel segments - the bridge was completed 3 months earlier than planned 
The completion of construction was marked by a symbolic meeting between the Danish Prince Frederik and the Swedish Crown Princess Victoria in the middle of the bridge. The official opening took place on July 1, 2000, with the participation of the monarchs themselves - Queen Margrethe II and King Carl XVI Gustaf 
The emergence of the project itself for such an unusual structure was facilitated by the fact that Denmark and Sweden are part of the Schengen zone and between them passport control has been abolished and customs control has been simplified 
Initially, travel on the bridge was very expensive - in an attempt to recoup its unprecedented cost, the government charged too high a price - so few people used it, but subsequently, in 2005-2006, traffic volume increased significantly. Analysts attribute this to the fact that many Danes bought inexpensive houses in Swedish Malmö by the standards of Danish salaries and traveled to work in Denmark via the Oresund Bridge. In this regard, discounts of up to 75% of the fare were introduced for people who regularly cross it. 
In 2008, car travel on the bridge cost 36.3 euros (260 Danish or 325 Swedish kronor). In 2007, almost 25 million people crossed the bridge, of which more than 15 million - by their own vehicles and almost 10 million - by train. 
The Øresund Bridge includes a double-track railway and a four-lane motorway. Its total length is 7845 meters, every 140 of which the supporting beam of the bridge rests on concrete supports. The main span has a height of 57 meters, which allows most ships to safely pass under it, although many prefer a quiet passage over the tunnel itself, with which the bridge connects on an artificial island, nicknamed Peberholm (Pepper Island) for its shape. 
By inertia, the Danes, with their inherent sense of humor, decided to give a new name to the natural island located just to the north, which is now called Saltholm (Island of Salt). Peberholm Island is 4 kilometers long and has an average width of 500 meters. The building material for it was rock fragments and tons of rock raised from the bottom during dredging work during the construction of the bridge. 
The island of Peberholm is connected to the Danish artificial peninsula Kastrup on the island of Amager by the 4-kilometer Drogden tunnel. More precisely, its length is 4050 meters, which includes 270 meters of portals at both exits and 3510 meters of flat underwater part. 
When constructing the tunnel, 20 reinforced concrete segments of 55 thousand tons each were lowered into a specially dug channel at the bottom of the strait, which were then combined into one whole. There are a total of 5 pipes running through the Drogden tunnel - two each for railway and road traffic, and a fifth, smaller pipe for emergencies. 
Why was such a strange half-bridge-half-tunnel built across the strait? Why did the governments of the two countries go to the additional expense and difficulty associated with the construction of the tunnel? The reason lies in the close location of Copenhagen airport (a conventional bridge would prevent planes from taking off and landing), plus this design made it possible not to restrict shipping traffic through Öresund
In total, more than 30 billion Danish kroner were spent on the construction of the Øresund Bridge-Tunnel (based on the Danish krone exchange rate in 2000) - an amount that will only be recouped by 2035. In addition, in order to expand the railway interchange leading from the bridge, in 2006 the Swedish side spent another 9.45 billion Swedish kronor on the Malmö city tunnel, the construction of which was completed in 2011. 
Entering the tunnel 
Tunnel 
The reason for the dive is Copenhagen Airport, located on the other side of the Oresund Strait. Due to landing planes, the bridge was removed under water into a four-kilometer tunnel. 
Leaving the tunnel 
