Unusual Oresund Bridge Tunnel

Completion of construction was marked a symbolic meeting of Danish Prince Frederik and Swedish Crown Princess Victoria in the middle of the bridge.The official re-opening took place on 1 July 2000, already provided by persons monarchs - Queen Margrethe II, and King Carl XVI Gustaf
The appearance of the project contributed to the construction of this unusual fact that Denmark and Sweden are included in the Schengen area and between the canceled passport and simplified customs control Originally toll bridge was very expensive - in an attempt to recapture his unparalleled cost the government appointed a high price - that's why he used a few, but later, in 2005-2006, the traffic has increased significantly. Analysts attribute this to the fact that many Danes bought cheap by the standards of the Danish wages home in Malmö and went to work in Denmark by Øresund Bridge. In this regard, for people regularly crossing it were introduced reductions of up to 75% of the fare

In 2008, the car drive over the bridge cost 36.3 euros (DKK 260 or 325 SEK). In 2007, the bridge crossed the nearly 25 million people, of which more than 15 million - for their own vehicles and nearly 10 million - on trains Oresund Bridge includes a double-track railroad and four-lane highway. Its total length is 7845 meters, 140 of which every supporting beam of the bridge rests on concrete pillars. Target the main span has a height of 57 meters, which allows most ships safely pass under it, although many prefer peaceful transition of the tunnel itself, with which the bridge connects on an artificial island, nicknamed for its shape Peberholm (Island-Peretz)

By inertia Danes, with their sense of humor decided to give a new name and being just north of the natural island which is now called only as Saltholm (Island Sol). The island Peberholm is 4 kilometers and an average width - 500 meters. Building material for him were the fragments of rock and tons of rocks up from the bottom during dredging operations in the construction of the bridge Island Peberholm Danish Kastrup artificial peninsula on the island of Amager connects the 4-kilometer-long tunnel Drogden. More specifically, with a length of 4050 meters, which comprises 270 meters portals on both outputs and the actual 3510 level underwater With the construction of the tunnel at the bottom of the Strait in a specially dug channel was dropped 20 concrete segments for 55,000 tons each, which are then combined into one. Total Drogden passes through the tunnel tubes 5 - two on the w / e and car traffic, and a fifth, smaller pipe for emergencies For what has been built through the Strait of such a strange half-bridge-polutunnel? Why would the government of the two countries went to extra costs and difficulties associated with the construction of the tunnel? The reason lies in the close proximity of the airport of Copenhagen (normal bridge would prevent take-off and landing aircraft), plus such construction is not allowed to restrict vessel movement through the Øresund Total for the construction of the Øresund Bridge-Tunnel has been spent over 30 billion Danish kroner (viewed at the rate of the Danish krone in 2000) - an amount that will pay off only in 2035. In addition, in order to extend the bridge going from zhelezodorozhnuyu denouement, in 2006 the Swedish side has spent 9.45 billion kronor in the Malmö city tunnel, whose construction was completed in 2011 In 2010, the car drive over the bridge cost 39 euros, travel by motorcycle - 21 euros on the train - 9 euros. But the charge is gradually increasing - today to drive through the Oresund Bridge-Tunnel by car will have to pay 43 euros

The entrance to the tunnel Tunnel Reason dive - Copenhagen Airport, located on the other side of the Öresund strait. Because of the flying aircraft to land, the bridge was removed under water in the four kilometer tunnel. exit of the tunnel