BRIDGE ENGINEERING

A TALK ON
THE ORESUND BRIDGE
CONNECTING SWEDEN AND DENMARK
 The concept of a bridge over the Öresund was first formally proposed in 1936
by a consortium of engineering firms who proposed a national motorway
network for Denmark.
From vision to reality Stronger ties towards Europe also created a need to
bring Scandinavia closer to the European continent.

After years of debate, in March 1991 Sweden and Denmark signed an

agreement to create a crossing. Each country would hold a 50% stake in the
project. It was the first step toward the Oresund Bridge.

Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98resund_Bridge#History
https://study.com/academy/lesson/oresund-bridge-underwater-tunnel-construction-facts.html
https://www.oresundsbron.com/en/node/6738
(A)Navigation for ships
(B)Air Traffic
(A)Navigation for Ships

Long clearance span of about 1500ft and

200ft high from sea level was required for
ship movement on the swedish side.
No barrier to height of piers was put as
there was no air traffic on swedish side
A design competition was announced
(A) An Arch Bridge
(A) A Suspension Bridge
(A) A Cable Stayed Bridge
Total length 7,845 metres (25,738 ft)
Width 23.5 metres (77.1 ft)
Height 204 metres (669 ft)
Longest span 490 metres (1,608 ft)
Clearance below 57 metres (187 ft)
(A)Air Traffic

Piers as high as 200m would obstruct air

traffic of the Copenhagen International
Airport.
An underground Tunnel was proposed to
serve the purpose
The tunnel was constructed by construction
of an artificial island named PABERHOLM
It has an area of 1.3 km2 (320 acres) and belongs to Denmark.
Covers about 4km of of rail and road line.
16 unexploded WW2 bombs were recovered.
Precast concrete Tubes was transported to site.
Construction start 1995
Construction end 1999
Construction cost 19.6 billion DKK
25.8 billion SEK
2.6 billion Euro
Opened 1 July 2000

Daily traffic ca. 19,000 road vehicles

(2014)
Toll DKK 390, SEK 460 or € 54
(4300 INR)
Source : Wikipedia
National Geographic