Vejle Fjord Bridge
| Vejle Fjord Bridge | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Coordinates | 55°42′00″N 9°34′23″E / 55.70000°N 9.57306°E |
| Carries | Six lanes |
| Crosses | Vejle Fjord |
| Locale | Vejle |
| Official name | Vejlefjordbroen |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilever bridge |
| Total length | 1,712 metres (5,617 ft) |
| Width | 276 metres (905.5 ft) |
| Longest span | 110 metres (361 ft) |
| Clearance below | 40 metres (131 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Hvidt & Mølgaard |
| Opened | 1 July 1980 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | Up to 65,000 road vehicles |
Vejle Fjord Bridge (Danish: Vejlefjordbroen) is a cantilever bridge that spans Vejle Fjord between Mølholm and Nørremarken near the town of Vejle in Denmark. The bridge is 1712 metres long, the longest span is 110 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 40 metres. The bridge has 15 spans.
Vejle Fjord Bridge was built to lead traffic past the town of Vejle, where traffic congestion had become a problem in the 1970s. The building started in 1975, and the bridge was opened on July 1, 1980. It cost 350 million kroner. The bridge now has more traffic than any other highway bridge in Denmark.
External links
Media related to Vejle Fjord Bridge at Wikimedia Commons- The Vejle Fjord Bridge - Highways-Denmark.com
- Pictures of Vejle Fjord Bridge
- Picture of and data about the bridge
- Webcam on the bridge
- Vejle Fjord Bridge at Structurae
- http://home.no.net/lotsberg/data/danmark/bru.html
- Pictures from Vejle municipality's web page:
Coordinates: 55°42′00″N 9°34′23″E / 55.70000°N 9.57306°E
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