Bridges In Denmark Itinerary

• Storebæltsbroen - The Great Belt Bridge

The Great Belt Bridge spans the Great Belt between the islands of Zealand and Funen. It is the second-longest bridge of its kind in the World, longer than the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. The suspension bridge has a span of 1624 meters (1795 yards), and the pylons are 254 meters (281 yards) high. The bridge itself is at a height of 75 meters (83 yards).

• Farøbroen - The Faroe Bridge

The Faroe Bridge connects Zealand with the islands of Lolland and Falster to the South. If you take a ferry from Germany to Denmark to go to Copenhagen or further up to Sweden or Norway, then you cross the Faroe Bridge. It replaces the older Storestrømsbroen further to the West, which is still in use, primarily for rail traffic.

• The Øresundsbron

The Oeresundsbron connects Denmark and Sweden, more specifically Copenhagen and Malmoe. It is the World's longest cablestay bridge. The highbridge spans 1092 meters (1207 yards) between the two towers, while the Eastern section to Sweden is 3739 meters (4131 yards) long and the Western section reaching the artificial island of Peberholm is 3014 meters (3330 yards) long. Connected to the other end of Peberholmen is a tunnel, 3510 meters (3878 yards) long, which brings the traffic the rest of the way to Copenhagen, just Eastnortheast of Kastrup Airport.

• Lillebæltsbroen - The Little Belt Bridge

The Little Belt Bridge is similar in design to the Great Belt Bridge, but with a smaller span. It handles the car traffic of the E20 highway between Funen and Jutland, while rail traffic and some car traffic still crosses on the older Little Belt Bridge to the Westsouthwest. The Lillebæltsbro suspension bridge was opened on October 21 1970, has 6 car lanes, a total length of 1700 meters (1878 yards) and pylons that are 120 meters (133 yards) high.