Jan 08, 2012 oresund bridge thus comprises three different parts, as it follows. For that money it would be possible to build one and onethird oresund bridges. In other words, the social gain from the oresund bridge exceeds what it cost to build it. Perfect for travelers wanting a quick connection between sweden and. Project profile template for 1st case study in sweden the oresund link august 7, 2008. The oresund bridge was designed by the danish engineering firm cowi. Megaproject case study basic project information project title oresund link oresundsbron location denmark sweden copenhagen mal o purpose international transport link transeuropean network. The tender documents consisted of the contract conditions, technical. In its own right, oresund bridge is a spectacular sight and an engineering marvel connecting denmark with sweden and the stunning towns of malmo and lund.
The 7485mlong bridge consists of two approach bridges and one high bridge. It is the longest combined road and rail bridge in europe and connects the two metropolitan areas of the oresund region. Papers 2021 borders collaborating across regions and. The oresund fixed link was a project initiated in 1991 by the swedish and danish governments and completed and opened in july 2000. The contract documents were written expressly for the project, and defined the. However within the next five years, the traffic volumes changed and today exceed. The danes chose the name to complement the natural island of saltholm salt islet just to the north. This article is within the scope of wikiproject denmark, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of denmark on wikipedia. As well as civil engineering design, geotechnical engineering. In november 1995, the designbuild contract for the oresund bridge, in the oresund link between denmark and sweden, was awarded to sundlink see earlier. Luckily, oresund bridge builders didnt have to deal with earthquakes and other seismic activity during construction.
Metal stayinplace forms used in one of the contracts is also briefly addressed in this report. Bridge construction manual guidelines to project supervisors bridge engineering page 3 revision. In the design phase as well as during construction many innovative concepts were. For sweden, the bridge is also an important link to the continent. The use of surpluses from road tolls to finance landbased connecting infrastructure, and the. It is the most striking part of the fixed link across the oresund connecting copenhagen denmark and malmo sweden, which further includes a tunnel and.
Oresundsbron the oresund link is a fourlane motorway and rail two tracks bridgetunnel across the oresund between copenhagen and malmo, with associated motorway and railway connections. The contract for the artificial island had a value of dkk1. This project is specially unique because it involves a bridge, an island, and a tunnel. The bridge features two levels, with the railway running along the lower deck and the roadway on the upper. Crossborder integration intensified following the opening of a fixedlink bridgetunnel in 2000. Before beginning construction, the deck slab was calculated using a program of finite elements that. The oresund bridge had a huge impact on the travelling time between the two countries, decreasing it considerably to a travelling time of 35 minutes by train. The oresund bridge locally called oresundsbron connects amager and oresund in denmark on the island zealand with skane, sweden, a total length of just more than 10 miles 16. The tunnel construction contract had a value of dkk3. When it was finished in 1999, crown prince frederik of denmark and crown princess victoria of sweden met in the middle. This chimerical bridgetunnel appears to dead end right into the sea. Pdf the oresund bridge is part of the international fixed link currently under. Its towers are 669 feet 204 meters high and provide a navigational clearance of 187 feet 57 meters under the main span. Jan 27, 2014 today we talk about the absolutely stunning oresund bridge, which connects sweden and denmark.
Oresund bridge date from 1886 when napoleon planned to attack britain using a tunnel under the english channel. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join. The opening of the oresund bridge resulted in a jump in traffic of more than 43 per cent, and total traffic across oresund grew on average by 10 per cent annually over the period 20012007. Reasons to build the oresund fixed link in the 80s european round table of industrialists at the initiative of pehrgyllenhammar, the ceo of volvo, advocated strongly for a fixed link between denmark. Although the schengen agreement and the nordic passport union should mean no routine passport inspections, since january 2016, identity and visa checks have been imposed by sweden on travellers from denmark due to the european migrant crisis. The concept of a bridge over the oresund was first formally proposed in 1936 by a consortium of engineering firms who proposed a national motorway network for denmark. Ex post socioeconomic assessment of the oresund bridge. Oresundsbron the oresund link is a fourlane motorway and rail two tracks bridge tunnel across the oresund between copenhagen and malmo, with associated motorway and railway connections. Ten years ago a giant infrastructure named oresund bridge has been created connecting two regions.
Special aspects of tunnel construction in response to the limited available construction time otc developed an innovative way of construction which, in particular, was designed to minimise risks resulting from the scandinavian weather. Documents therefore included not only the usual design and construction. It is the worlds longest cablestayed bridge for both road and railway source. The oresund or oresund bridge is a combined twotrack rail and fourlane road bridgetunnel across the oresund strait. See more ideas about bridge, denmark and cable stayed bridge. It was in 1995 that the oresund consortium awarded the contract to the sundlink contractors building consortium for construction of the bridge.
The oresund bridge crosses the border between denmark and sweden. Oresund bridge malmo 2020 what to know before you go. Since the oresund bridge opened in 2000, the danish economy has received a substantial financial injection totalling 4. Bridge piers for bathwoolwich bridge, me innovative floatin cofferdam system for 6 piers. The oresund fixed link connects denmark and southern sweden across the oresund strait. Take a tour of oresund bridge in denmark part of the worlds greatest attractions series by geobeats. Oresund bridge is a motorway bridge freeway bridge, railroad railway bridge, cablestayed bridge with harp system and steel bridge that was built from 1996 until 2000. Reasons to build the oresund fixed link in the 80s european round table of industrialists at the initiative of pehrgyllenhammar, the ceo of volvo, advocated strongly for a fixed link between denmark and sweden after the decision to build the bridge the vision of a common labour and housing market between zeeland and skaneemerged. In november 1995, the designbuild contract for the oresund bridge, in the oresund link between denmark and sweden, was awarded to sundlink see earlier abstract, irrd e100923. The bridge joins drogden tunnel on the artificial island of peberholm pepper islet. Skanska, which has extensive experience in bridge building, was part of sundlink contractors, along with three other bridge builders. By this time, the construction of parts of the access routes on the danish side was already well underway. The oresund or oresund bridge is a combined twotrack rail and fourlane road bridge tunnel across the oresund strait. Sweden, with a fine of sek 50,000 as punishment for serving those without such identity documents.
Stretched over miles and miles of water, oresund bridge not only links sweden and. These curves can also be obtained in numerical format in files. The project is located in malmo and copenhagen, kobenhavn, hovedstaden, denmark. In the design phase as well as during construction many innovative concepts were introduced to ensure a reliable performance of the completed bridge under loading from both road traffic and high speed trains. Project profile template for 1st case study in sweden the. The bridge, which was opened on 1 july 2000, has a total length of 7,845 metres, a width of 23. Steel cofferdam was then attached to the top of the precast shells. In this kind of bridge, a series of strong steel cables attach the bridge deck to high towers called pylons that support the bridge s weight. The crossing is completed by the 4kilometre drogden tunnel from peberholm to the danish island of amager. Oresund bridge top 10 structurally amazing bridges. The bridge is an impor tant part of this social structure.
Crossborder regional development local airport link scope transnational integrated with transeuropean transport network tent. Media in category oresund bridge the following 198 files are in this category, out of 198 total. The road across the oresund strait connects the metropolitan areas of copenhagen and malmo. Identify factors that negatively affect the oresund bridge. The hshaped pylons of the highlevel, cablestayed bridge rise to 203. Bridgetunnel between copenhagen, denmark and malmo, sweden. The oresund bridge consists of a bridge, an artificial island and an underwater tunnel, which connect sweden and denmark across the oresund strait.
The superstructure of the oresund bridge between denmark and sweden was constructed in the period from 1994 to 1999. The fixed link has become a vital part of denmarks transport infrastructure. The paper presents an ex post socioeconomic assessment of the oresund bridge conducted ten years after the opening in july 2000. The oresund bridge had delivered evidence that spatial distance does not matter, cultural and institutional distance does. The 16km long tunnel, island and bridge link consists of a four lane motorway and a dual track high speed rail line between kastrup near copenhagen and lernacken near malmo. Oresund link, copenhagenmalmo, denmarksweden page 1 of 2 roadrail and planning and implementation t reported on i guaranteed by the two states actual traffic introduction a road and rail link across the oresundi between sweden and denmark, consisting of a bridge 7. The bridge runs nearly 8 kilometres from the swedish coast to the artificial island peberholm in the middle of the strait. Factors contributing to cost overruns of construction projects durban south africa isbn. The oresund delegations 1985 recommendation to fund the project entirely outside of public sector budgets was of fundamental importance to the funding structure. For the bridge section, which connects the artificial island with the swedish coast at lernacken, a cablestay design was chosen for the high bridge due to the weight of the combined. Factors contributing to cost overruns of construction projects.
The study applies historical micro data to re construct the travel pattern with no bridge in place and compare this to the current situation. The oresund is the most wellknown example of european crossborder collaboration, building on the metropolitan area around copenhagen and, across the sound, southern sweden with the cities of. The oresund bridge project involved building an underwater tunnel, an artificial island, an artificial. Before its construction, denmark was divided into two regions, east and west funen having been connected since 1935 to mainland jutland in the west by the lilleb. The oresund or oresund bridge is a combined railway and motorway bridge across the. The oresund bridge and its region 15 years the oresund bridge. With the tv series the bridge has gain a new legion of fans but as a way to travel and a feat of engineering the bridge is fantastic. In this kind of bridge, a series of strong steel cables attach the bridge deck to high towers called pylons that support the bridges weight. Governments take over the prestige project that suffers cost overruns. In early 2008, the financial crisis that had been brewing and which burst into flames later in the year was just around the corner. It is the longest combined road and rail bridge in europe and. Every day we provide a secure and reliable link for both road vehicles.
Oresund bridge thus comprises three different parts, as it follows. The oresund is the most wellknown example of european crossborder collaboration, building on the metropolitan area around copenhagen and, across the sound, southern sweden with the cities of malmo, lund and helsingborg. Collectively, the oresund fixed link is a miracle of modern engineering. As well as civil engineering design, geotechnical engineering, risk assessment, fire engineering and construction monitoring, arup was also responsible as part of the aso group for the. Annual report 2019 20200221 network statement 2021 en 20191203 oresundstjek. The oresund bridge the oresund bridge is the longest combined road and rail bridge in europe, connecting two major metropolitan areas. The bridge includes the longest immersed concrete tunnel and doubledeck road and rail bridge in the world and was designed to have minimal impact on the sensitive marine environment. Overview the project was a 16 km long road and rail link. The cables are arranged in a harp system with inclination about 30. For this episode of the pm for the masses podcast, i speak with klaus falbehansen, project manager of this epic project. Pdf part of the construction of a fixed link between denmark and sweden across the oresund is the 7. The oresund bridge was the longest combined road and rail bridge in europe in 20002019 and connects two major metropolitan areas. The bridge structure, including the bridge deck, is made of steel and concrete. The oresund or oresund bridge is a combined railway and motorway bridge across the oresund strait between sweden and denmark.
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