List of bridges in Denmark

This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Denmark, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.

Major road and railway bridges

		Name	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Region	Ref.
	1	Great Belt Bridge	1,624 m (5,328 ft)	6,790 m (22,280 ft)	Suspension Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons 535+1624+535	Fynske Motorvej Vestmotorvejen European route E20 Great Belt	1998	Korsør – Sprogø 55°20′31″N11°2′9.3″E / 55.34194°N 11.035917°E / 55.34194; 11.035917 (Great Belt Bridge)	Zealand	[S 1]
	2	Little Belt Bridge (1970)	600 m (2,000 ft)	1,700 m (5,600 ft)	Suspension Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons 240+600+240	Østjyske Motorvej Fynske Motorvej European route E20 Little Belt	1970	Middelfart – Fredericia 55°31′7.1″N9°44′56.9″E / 55.518639°N 9.749139°E / 55.518639; 9.749139 (Little Belt Bridge (1970))	Southern Denmark	[S 2]
	3	Øresund Bridge	490 m (1,610 ft)	7,845 m (25,738 ft)	Cable-stayed Steel truss deck, concrete pylons 2 levels deck 141+160+490+160+141	Øresundsmotorvejen European route E20 Øresund Line Øresund	2000	Copenhagen – Malmö 55°34′30.6″N12°49′37″E / 55.575167°N 12.82694°E / 55.575167; 12.82694 (Øresund Bridge)	Capital Region of Denmark   Sweden	[S 3] [1]
	4	Farø Bridge	290 m (950 ft)	1,726 m (5,663 ft)	Cable-stayed Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons 120+290+120	Sydmotorvejen European route E47 European route E55 Storstrømmen	1984	Falster – Vordingborg 54°56′37.6″N11°58′30″E / 54.943778°N 11.97500°E / 54.943778; 11.97500 (Farø Bridge)	Zealand	[S 4]
	5	Little Belt Bridge	220 m (720 ft)	1,175 m (3,855 ft)	Cantilever Steel 137+165+220+165+137	Road bridge 161 Kolding Landevej Little Belt	1935	Middelfart – Fredericia 55°31′2.4″N9°42′34.3″E / 55.517333°N 9.709528°E / 55.517333; 9.709528 (Little Belt Bridge)	Southern Denmark	[S 5]
	6	New Storstrøm Bridge under construction	160 m (520 ft)(x2)	3,840 m (12,600 ft)	Cable-stayed Concrete box girder deck, 1 concrete pylon 160+160	Road bridge Copenhagen–Hamburg railway line Storstrømmen	2025 [2]	Falster – Vordingborg 54°58′26.7″N11°52′04.1″E / 54.974083°N 11.867806°E / 54.974083; 11.867806 (New Storstrøm Bridge)	Zealand	[S 6] [3] [4]
	7	Alssund Bridge	150 m (490 ft)	660 m (2,170 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 85+150+85	Road bridge 8 Omfartsvejen Alssund	1981	Sønderborg 54°55′19.8″N9°45′58.8″E / 54.922167°N 9.766333°E / 54.922167; 9.766333 (Alssund Bridge)	Southern Denmark	[S 7]
	8	Storstrøm Bridge	136 m (446 ft)	3,199 m (10,495 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge 104+138+104	Road bridge 153 Brovejen Copenhagen–Hamburg railway line Storstrømmen	1937	Falster – Vordingborg 54°58′00.0″N11°53′05.3″E / 54.966667°N 11.884806°E / 54.966667; 11.884806 (Storstrøm Bridge)	Zealand	[S 8] [5]
	9	Queen Alexandrine Bridge	127 m (417 ft)	745 m (2,444 ft)	Arch Steel through arch	Road bridge Præstøvej 59 Ulvsund	1943	Kalvehave – Møn 54°59′22.1″N12°9′52.5″E / 54.989472°N 12.164583°E / 54.989472; 12.164583 (Queen Alexandrine Bridge)	Zealand	[S 9]
	10	Odin's Bridge  [ da ]	118 m (387 ft)	815 m (2,674 ft)	Beam bridge Steel box girder deck Swing bridge	Odense Ring 2 Odense Kanal	2014	Odense 55°25′20.3″N10°22′49.3″E / 55.422306°N 10.380361°E / 55.422306; 10.380361 (Odin's Bridge)	Southern Denmark	[S 10]
	11	Vejle Fjord Bridge	110 m (360 ft)(x15)	1,712 m (5,617 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	European route E45 Vejle Fjord	1980	Vejle 55°42′5.7″N9°34′25.4″E / 55.701583°N 9.573722°E / 55.701583; 9.573722 (Vejle Fjord Bridge)	Southern Denmark	[S 11]
	12	Great Belt West Bridge	110 m (360 ft)(x51)	6,611 m (21,690 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Fynske Motorvej Vestmotorvejen European route E20 Great Belt	1994	Nyborg – Sprogø 55°18′38″N10°54′7.4″E / 55.31056°N 10.902056°E / 55.31056; 10.902056 (Great Belt West Bridge)	Southern Denmark	[S 12]
	13	Sallingsund Bridge	93 m (305 ft)(x17)	1,718 m (5,636 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Road bridge Brovej 26 Salling Sund	1978	Salling – Mors 56°44′57.1″N8°50′52.7″E / 56.749194°N 8.847972°E / 56.749194; 8.847972 (Sallingsund Bridge)	North Jutland	[S 13]
	14	Svendborgsund Bridge	90 m (300 ft)	1,220 m (4,000 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete	Road bridge Sundbrovej Svendborgsund	1966	Svendborg – Tåsinge 55°2′48.2″N10°36′13.3″E / 55.046722°N 10.603694°E / 55.046722; 10.603694 (Svendborgsund Bridge)	Southern Denmark	[S 14]
	15	Farø North Bridge	40 m (130 ft)	1,596 m (5,236 ft)	Beam bridge Steel	Sydmotorvejen European route E47 European route E55 Storstrømmen	1984	Falster – Vordingborg 54°57′47.6″N11°59′54.6″E / 54.963222°N 11.998500°E / 54.963222; 11.998500 (Farø North Bridge)	Zealand	[S 15]
	16	Langeland Bridge	91 m (299 ft)	774 m (2,539 ft)			1962	Langeland – Siø		[S 16] [6]
	17	Aggersund Bridge	90 m (300 ft)	210 m (690 ft)			1942	Limfjord		[S 17] [7]
	18	Egernsund Bridge	37 m (121 ft)	238 m (781 ft)			1968	Egernsund		[S 18]
	19	Vilsund Bridge	30 m (98 ft)	382 m (1,253 ft)			1939	Vilsund (Jylland)		[S 19] [8]
	20	Frederick IX Bridge	25 m (82 ft)	295 m (968 ft)			1963	Guldborgsund (Lolland – Falster)		[S 20] [9]
	21	Masnedsund Bridge	25 m (82 ft)	201 m (659 ft)			1937	Masnedsund (Falster – Sjælland)		[10]
	22	Limfjordsbroen		640 m (2,100 ft)			1933	Limfjord (peninsular Jutland – North Jutlandic Island)		[S 21]
	23	Siøsund Bridge		558 m (1,831 ft)			1959	Siøsund Tåsinge – Siø)		[11]
	24	Oddesund Bridge		472 m (1,549 ft)			1938	Limfjord		[S 22]
	25	Langebro		250 m (820 ft)			1954	Port of Copenhagen		[S 23]
	26	Guldborgsund Bridge		180 m (590 ft)			1934	Guldborgsund (Lolland – Falster)		[S 24]
	27	Munkholm Bridge		114 m (374 ft)			1952	Isefjord (Sjælland)		[12]

Alphabetical list

• Aggersund Bridge
• Alssund Bridge
• Farø Bridges
• Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link: A bridge was proposed as one means of spanning the Fehmarn Belt (to Germany)
• Frederick IX Bridge
• Great Belt Fixed Link
• Guldborgsund Bridge
• Knippelsbro
• Langebro
• Langeland Bridge
• Lille Langebro
• Limfjordsbroen
• Little Belt Bridge
• Little Belt Bridge (1970)
• Masnedsund Bridge
• Munkholm Bridge
• Oresund Bridge (Connects to Sweden)
• Queen Alexandrine Bridge
• Ravning Bridge (demolished)
• Sallingsund Bridge
• Siøsund Bridge
• Storstrøm Bridge
• Svendborgsund Bridge
• Teglværksbroen
• Vejle Fjord Bridge
• Vilsund Bridge

Notes and references

• Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com .

1. "Great Belt East Bridge".
2. "Little Belt Bridge".
3. "Øresund Bridge".
4. "Farø Bridge".
5. "Little Belt Bridge".
6. "New Storstrøm Bridge".
7. "Alssund Bridge".
8. "Storstrøm Bridge".
9. "Queen Alexandrine Bridge".
10. "Odin's Bridge".
11. "Vejle Fjord Bridge".
12. "Great Belt West Bridge".
13. "Sallingsund Bridge".
14. "Svendborgsundbroen".
15. "Farö North Bridge".
16. "Langeland Bridge".
17. "Aggersund Bridge".
18. "Egernsundbroen".
19. "Vilsund Bridge".
20. "Frederik IX Bridge".
21. "Limfjordsbroen".
22. "Oddesund Bridge".
23. "Langebro".
24. "Guldborgsundbroen".

• Others references

1. Falbe-Hansen, Klaus; Larsson, Örjan. The Oresund Bridge (pdf). pp. 259–270. Retrieved 6 December 2022.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
2. "Time schedule". Archived from the original on 2025-06-26.
3. "New Storstrøm Bridge" (PDF). Danskbetonforening.dk. Dansk Betondag. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
4. "About the project". Vejdirektoratet.dk. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
5. Flensborg, H. (2 October 1937). "Storstrømsbroen med tilsluttende anlæg". Ingeniøren (in Danish). Vol. 46, no. 59. pp. 189–202. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
6. "Portræt af Langelandsbroen". highways.dk. Archived from the original on 2010-07-11. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
7. "Aggersundbroen". Gyldendal. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
8. "Vilsund Bridge". Trafikken. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
9. "Frederik d. IX Bridge". Trafikken. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
10. "Masnedsund Bridge and Storstrøm Bridge". Trafikken. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
11. "Portræt af Langelandsbroen". highways.dk. Archived from the original on 2010-07-11. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
12. "Munkholmbroen". Highways.dk. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.

See also

• List of tunnels of the Faroe Islands
• Transport in Denmark
• Transport in Greenland
• Rail transport in Denmark
• Motorways in Denmark
• Geography of Denmark

External links

• "Historisk viden om Danmarks broer" [Historical knowledge about Denmark's bridges]. Vejogbro.dk - Danmarks Vej- og Bromuseum. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011.
• "Danmarks store broer". Highways.dk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016.
• "Bridges in Denmark". Highways-denmark.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
• "Cable-Stayed Bridges of Europe... and Beyond (Denmark)". Pwpeics.se. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
• "Suspension Bridges of Denmark". Bridgemeister.com.

Further reading

• Prade, Marcel (1990). Ponts & Viaducs Remarquables d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 181. ISBN   2-902170-65-3.