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Structure-ID: s0000333
Created on: 15/08/99
Modified on: 16/09/09


Øresund Bridge

Built: 1996 - 2000
Status: in use
Location: Between Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden and Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Crosses: Øresund
Øresund Bridge
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Structural Type:
Cable-stayed bridge
double deck, harp arrangement, H-pylon
Function / usage:
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
Railroad bridge [railway bridge]
Part of: Øresund Link

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Architect Georg Rotne
Engineer Klaus Falbe-Hansen
  Jørgen Gimsing
  Niels J. Gimsing
  Kaj Madsen
  Jørgen Nissen

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Owner Øresundkonsortiet
Aerodynamic studies Danish Maritime Institute
Consulting engineers Gimsing & Madsen A/S
  ISC Consulting Engineers A/S
  Ove Arup & Partners
  Setec TPI
Co-contractor COWI Consulting Engineers and Planners AS
  HOCHTIEF AG
  Højgaard & Schultz a/s
  Monberg & Thorsen
  Skanska AB
  VBB Anlägning
Subcontractor Alpin Technik und Ingenieurservice GmbH
Cables Freyssinet International
Prestressing Freyssinet International
Stay cable steel supplier Trenzas y Cables de Acero PSC, S.L.
Bearings mageba sa
Formwork PERI GmbH
  STREIF Baulogistik GmbH

Products used in this structure
Storage of steel plates for the production of mageba Pot Bearings RESTON®POT Bearings
mageba Pot Bearings are durable bearings that can be used in many situations, whether in big or small bridges, or a variety of engineering structures.

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
superstructure  steel
substructure  reinforced concrete
pylons  reinforced concrete
Dimensions
  main span 490 m
  total length 7 845 m
  suspended length 1092 m
  clearance 57 m
deck   width 23.5 m
pylon   pylon height 203.5 m
Quantities used in construction
  structural steel 82 000 t
  concrete volume 320 000 m3
  reinforcing steel 60 000 t
  steel for cable-stays 2 300 t

Chronology
14 August 1999
The last span is lifted into place, Prince Frederik of Denmark and Princess Victoria of Sweden exchange kisses on the bridge.
1 July 2000
Opened for traffic across the link.

Relevant Web Sites
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External LinkBernd Nebel: Brücken: Brücken in Europa: Die Øresundbrücke German
External LinkBridge Pros: Oresund Bridge English
External LinkBroer.no: Øresund Bridge English Norwegian
External Linkhighways.dk: Øresundsbroen Danish
External LinkHOCHTIEF: Øresund Bridge English
External LinkIABSE: IABSE Outstanding structure award: Øresund fixed link English
External LinkPERI: Øresund Link between Denmark and Sweden - The bridges English
External LinkPERI: Øresund-Verbindung, Dänemark-Schweden - Die Brücken German
External LinkSimon Bruckner: Porträt der Öresundbrücke German
External LinkWikipédia: pont de l'Øresund French

Relevant Literature
* Freyssinet cable-stayed structures, Freyssinet International, Vélizy-Villacoublay (France) , 2004; pp. 45.
* GPS-System beim Bau der Øresund-Brücke zwischen Dänemark und Schweden, in "Stahlbau", August 1998, n. 8 v. 67 .
* Link to the future, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 2nd Quarter 2000, n. 19 v. 6 .
* Oresund. The fixed link, Route One Publishing Ltd, London (United Kingdom) , 2000.
* Pairing off, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 1st Quarter 1999, n. 14 v. 5 .
* Le pont d'Oresund, in "Freyssinet Magazine", March 1999, n. 204 .
* Sound investment, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", August 1996, n. 4 v. 2 .
* Øresund Verbindung zwischen Dänemark und Schweden, in "Architektur + Wettbewerbe | Architecture + Competitions", December 1996, n. 168 .
* L'Øresund: un tunnel et un pont pour relier le Danemark à la Suède, in "Bulletin annuel de l'AFGC", 1999, n. 1 .
* Alonso, Enrique   Oresund Link, in "VSL News", 1998, n. 2 v. 9 .
* Braestrup, Michael W.   Die feste Öresundverbindung, in "Beton- und Stahlbetonbau", February 1999, n. 2 v. 94 .
* Bræstrup, Mikael W.   Le projet de l'Øresund  entre la Suède et le Danemark, in "Bulletin annuel de l'AFGC", 1999, n. 1 .
* Christensen, Henrik   Composite structures in the Øresund Bridge, presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future.
* Falbe-Hansen, Klaus   Planning and monitoring the foundations for the Øresund Bridge, presented at Foundations for major bridges, IABSE Colloquium, New Delhi, India 1999.
* Falbe-Hansen, Klaus   The Øresund Bridge completion, in "The Arup Journal", 2000, n. 3 v. 35 .
* Falbe-Hansen, Klaus   The Øresund Bridge: Project development from competition to construction, presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future.
* Falbe-Hansen, Klaus   Die Øresund Brücke, in "Beratende Ingenieure", November - December 2000, n. 11-12 .
* Fuzier, Jean-Philippe   The Øresund stay cables: design for fatigue resistance and easy maintenance, presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future.
* Gimsing, Jørgen   Comfort criteria for high speed trains on the Øresund Bridge, presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future.
* Gimsing, Jørgen   The Øresund Bridge: The tender project, presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future.
* Gimsing, Niels J.   Design of the Øresund Bridge, in "Bulletin annuel de l'AFGC", 1999, n. 1 .
* Gimsing, Niels J.   From Bridges across Great Belt and Oresund towards a Femern Belt Bridge, presented at IABSE Workshop, Recent Major Bridges, Shanghai, May 2009.
* Gimsing, Niels J.   The Pylons on the Øresund Bridge, in "Structural Engineering International", November 1998, n. 4 v. 8 .
* Hauge, Lars   Detailed design of the cable stayed bridge for the Øresund link, presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future.
* Hauge, Lars   Detailed Design of the Øresund Bridge, in "Structural Engineering International", February 1999, n. 1 v. 9 .
* Hedberg, T.   oeresund Fixed Link, Denmark and Sweden, in "Structural Engineering International", November 2002, n. 4 v. 12 .
* Hededal, Ole   Elasto-plastic foundation analysis of ship collision to the Øresund High Bridge, presented at Foundations for major bridges, IABSE Colloquium ? New Delhi, India 1999.
* Hussain, Naeem   Arup: l'approccio alla progettazione dei ponti / Arup: Bridge Design, in "Rassegna - Edizione Bilingue", 2003, n. 79 .
* Jansson, Anders H.   Construction of the Øresund Bridge, in "Structural Engineering International", February 1999, n. 1 v. 9 .
* Krumbach, G.   Der Bau der Öresundbrücke - Ein 8700 t Schwimmkran im Einsatz, in "Bauingenieur", May 2000, n. 5 v. 75 .
* Krumbach, Guido   Die Öresundbrücke - Verbindung zwischen Schweden und Dänemark, in "Stahlbau", May 2000, n. 5 v. 69 .
* Ladret, Patrick   Le pont d'Oresund, presented at First fib Congress, 13-19.10.2002, Osaka, Japan.
* Larsson, Örjan   The Øresund Bridge, presented at Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, IABSE Symposium, Kobe, 1998.
* Lundhus, Peter   Build a link - Goals, principles, strategies and results, presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future.
* Möschler, Erich   Lifting and lowering two 20,000 t caissons for the Øresund Bridge, in "VSL News", 1997, n. 2 v. 8 .
* Nissen, Jorgen   Getting the balance right. The Øresund Bridge - Design concept, presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future.
* Nissen, Jørgen   Conceptual and Tender Designs for the Øresund Bridge, in "Structural Engineering International", February 1999, n. 1 v. 9 .
* Olofsson, Ingvar   Design coordination of a design-build project, presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future.
* Petersen, Anton   Design of the road / railway bridge across Øresund, presented at Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, IABSE Symposium, Kobe, 1998.
* Stein, Torsten   Die Öresund-Brücke: Ein innerstädtisches Bauwerk? (1st edition), Berlin Verlag (Arno Spitz GmbH), Berlin (Germany) , ISBN 3830500637, 2000.
* Svensson, Eilif   From Eurocodes, special investigations and risks analysis to design requirements from the Øresund coast to coast structures, presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future.
* Sørensen, Carsten S.   Geotechnical design considerations for Storebælt East Bridge and Øresund Bridge, presented at Foundations for major bridges, IABSE Colloquium, New Delhi, India 1999.
* Sørensen, Lars T.   The Øresund bridge: Erection of the cable-stayed main span, presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future.
* Torres Arcila, Martha   Bridges - Ponts - Brücken, Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico) , ISBN 8495692619, 2002; pp. 428-437.
* Trenkler, Ferdinand   The lifting, transport and placing of the Øresund pylon caissons, presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future.

 
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