Connecting Denmark and Sweden, the Oeresund bridge is the largest rail & road bridge in all of Europe. The construction of the bridge was finished in July 2000 and was then open to the public. What makes this construction so unique, is the fact that it has two railway tracks above four lanes for cars. The aim of the bridge was to provide a suitable route for traffic using the E20 European road, this means that people who lived in Scandinavia, now direct access to roads around central Europe. It was designed by Georg Rotne and is an icon for the area. It is over 7800 meters long and connects to the Drogden undersea tunnel. The reason they decided not to continue the bridge across to the other side, was to provide adequate room in Oeresund strait for cargo ships and other boats to pass through. Although the bridge has a clearance height... read more