Öland Bridge

Öland Bridge
Official name	Ölandsbron
Carries	4 lanes of roadway for motor vehicles
Crosses	Kalmar Strait
Locale	Kalmar
Maintained by	Swedish Transport Administration
Total length	6,072 m (19,921 ft)
Width	13 m (43 ft)
Longest span	130 m (430 ft)
Clearance below	36 m (118 ft)
Opened	30 September 1972

The Öland Bridge (Swedish: Ölandsbron) is a road bridge connecting Kalmar on mainland Sweden to Färjestaden on the island of Öland to its east. At 6,072 meters (19,921 ft) long, it is one of the longest in all of Europe. It is supported by 156 pillars, and has a characteristic hump at its western end which was created to provide a vertical clearance of 36 m for shipping.

A little to the south of the western end of the bridge a small wooden pedestrian and bicycle bridge, around 150 m in length and connecting the island of Svinö to the mainland, echoes the form of the Öland bridge. This "replica" is clearly visible to anyone crossing to Öland via the main bridge. While the Oresund Bridge linking Sweden with Denmark is longer overall, the Öland Bridge is the longest entirely in Swedish territory.

Construction

The Öland Bridge was inaugurated on 30 September 1972. Among the speakers at the ceremony, which took place on the island side of the bridge, were the Crown Prince (today king) Carl Gustaf. The bridge cost 80 million Swedish kronor to build. Construction took 4.5 years, and about 100,000 cubic meters of concrete was used. The bridge was also prepared for transporting fresh water from the mainland to Öland. The bridge project received much support, but there were also protests. The main objection was that the bridge would threaten the environment, possibly causing a huge influx of tourists to Öland and its vulnerable and precious nature.^[1]

The Öland bridge as seen from the Öland side

See also

• List of bridges
• List of bridges by length

References

1. ^ Aktuellt 1973. K G Bertmarks förlag. 1973. ISSN: 0343-6993. 

External links

• Öland Bridge at Structurae

Coordinates: 56°40′26″N 16°25′19″E / 56.6738197°N 16.4220715°E / 56.6738197; 16.4220715

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