Øresund Link
General Information
| Function / usage: |
Road and rail connection
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| Other name(s): | Øresundsforbindelsen |
| Built: | 1996 - 2000 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 26 km |
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. |
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| 1 July 2000 | Opened for traffic across the link. |
Participants
Client
Consulting engineers
Co-contractor
- COWI Consulting Engineers and Planners AS
- HOCHTIEF AG
- Højgaard & Schultz a/s
- Monberg & Thorsen
- Skanska AB
- VBB Anlägning
Subcontractor
Relevant Web Sites
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Enerpac: The Øresund project: connecting Denmark and Sweden
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IABSE: IABSE Outstanding structure award: Øresund fixed link
Relevant Publications
- Link to the future, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 2nd Quarter 2000, n. 19 v. 6
- Sound investment, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", August 1996, n. 4 v. 2
- L'Øresund: un tunnel et un pont pour relier le Danemark à la Suède, in "Bulletin annuel de l'AFGC", 1999, n. 1
- Oresund. The fixed link, Route One Publishing Ltd, London (United Kingdom), 2000
- Oresund Link, in "VSL News", 1998, n. 2 v. 9
- Project Management for the Danish Øresund Approach, in "Structural Engineering International", November 1995, n. 4 v. 5
- Constructing Durable Strait Crossings, presented at Metropolitan Habitats and Infrastructure, IABSE Symposium, Shanghai, China, 22-24.09.2004.
- Le projet de l'Øresund entre la Suède et le Danemark, in "Bulletin annuel de l'AFGC", 1999, n. 1
- Die feste Öresundverbindung, in "Beton- und Stahlbetonbau", February 1999, n. 2 v. 94
- The Øresund Bridge completion, in "The Arup Journal", 2000, n. 3 v. 35
- Le déplacement d'éléments préfabriqués. Les solutions adoptées sur le chantier de l'Øresund, in "Travaux", June 1997, n. 732
- Detailed Design of the Øresund Bridge, in "Structural Engineering International", February 1999, n. 1 v. 9
- oeresund Fixed Link, Denmark and Sweden, in "Structural Engineering International", November 2002, n. 4 v. 12
- Concrete specifications for the Øresund Link, presented at Extending the Lifespan of Structures, IABSE Symposium, San Francisco, August 1995.
- Construction of the Øresund Bridge, in "Structural Engineering International", February 1999, n. 1 v. 9
- The Øresund Link, presented at Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, IABSE Symposium, Kobe, 1998.
- Die Öresundbrücke - Verbindung zwischen Schweden und Dänemark, in "Stahlbau", May 2000, n. 5 v. 69
- Build a link - Goals, principles, strategies and results, presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future.
- The Øresund Link between Denmark and Sweden, in "Structural Engineering International", November 1995, n. 4 v. 5
- The Øresund Fixed Link, in "Structural Engineering International", February 1999, n. 1 v. 9
- The effects of the Øresund Bridge-tunnel on the environment, presented at Interaction between Major Engineering Structures and the Marine Environment, IABSE Colloquium, Nyborg, 1991.
- Des travaux d’Hercule entre Suède et Danemark, in "Construction moderne", 2000
- Environmental Optimization of Great Belt and Øresund Links, in "Structural Engineering International", November 1995, n. 4 v. 5
- Conceptual and Tender Designs for the Øresund Bridge, in "Structural Engineering International", February 1999, n. 1 v. 9
- Design coordination of a design-build project, presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future.
- An Integrated Multidisciplinary Approach to Design of Major Fixed Links, presented at IABSE Symposium, Large Structures and Infrastructures for Environmentally Constrained and Urbanised Areas, Venice, 22-24 September 2010.
- Partnership Pays, Route One Publishing, ISBN 0953861902
- Die Öresund-Brücke: Ein innerstädtisches Bauwerk? (1st edition), Berlin Verlag (Arno Spitz GmbH), Berlin (Germany), ISBN 3830500637, 2000
- 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.
- The Øresund and the Great Belt Links. Experience and Developments, presented at Improving Infrastructure Worldwide, IABSE Symposium, Weimar, 19-21.09.2007.
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | p0000007 |
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| Created: | 18/05/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |
