Alssund Bridge
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The Alssund Bridge is a 662 metres (2,171.9 ft) girder bridge
that carries Highway 8 across the Alssund
north of Sønderborg
, Denmark
. Constructed between 1978 and 1981, it was officially opened on 19 October 1981 by Queen Ingrid.
Girder bridge
A girder bridge, in general, is a bridge built of girders placed on bridge abutments and foundation piers. In turn, a bridge deck is built on top of the girders in order to carry traffic. There are several different subtypes of girder bridges:...
that carries Highway 8 across the Alssund
Alssund
The Alssund is the narrow strait between Als island and the mainland of Jutland, in Denmark....
north of Sønderborg
Sønderborg
Sønderborg Municipality , is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark partially on the Jutland peninsula and partially on the island of Als in south Denmark, at the border with Germany. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 76,236...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Constructed between 1978 and 1981, it was officially opened on 19 October 1981 by Queen Ingrid.