Sallingsund Bridge
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Sallingsund Bridge is a bridge that crosses Salling Sund between the island of Mors
and the Salling
peninsula on the mainland (Jylland (Jutland)) in Denmark
. The bridge is 1717 metres long, the longest span is 93 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 26 metres.
The building of Sallingsund Bridge started in 1973, and it was opened by Queen Margrethe II
on May 30, 1978. Before the bridge was built, people and cars were taken across the sound by the ferries Pinen ("Pain") and Plagen ("Bother"). In 1976 a million passengers and a half million cars were ferried across the sound.
Mors (island)
Mors or Morsø is a 367.7 km2 land locked island in the shallow sound called Limfjorden in Denmark. As of 1 January 2010, it has a population of 21,800. The main town on the island is called Nykøbing Mors. Geologically Mors is unique...
and the Salling
Salling
Salling is a Danish peninsula located in the north-west of the larger Jutland peninsula. The largest city in Salling is Skive.The Sallingsund Bridge connects the peninsula to the island of Mors, crossing the Salling Sund, part of the Limfjord...
peninsula on the mainland (Jylland (Jutland)) in 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...
. The bridge is 1717 metres long, the longest span is 93 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 26 metres.
The building of Sallingsund Bridge started in 1973, and it was opened by Queen Margrethe II
Margrethe II of Denmark
Margrethe II is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1972 she became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margaret I, ruler of the Scandinavian countries in 1375-1412 during the Kalmar Union.-Early life:...
on May 30, 1978. Before the bridge was built, people and cars were taken across the sound by the ferries Pinen ("Pain") and Plagen ("Bother"). In 1976 a million passengers and a half million cars were ferried across the sound.
See also
- Vilsund BridgeVilsund BridgeVilsund Bridge is a bascule arch bridge that crosses Vilsund between Mors and Thy in northwestern Jutland, Denmark. The bridge is 382 metres long, and the longest span is 30 metres.Vilsund Bridge was designed by Anker Engelund...
, connecting Mors and Thy - List of bridges in Denmark
- List of bridges
