The Oresund Bridge is a busy highway

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Each volcanic plate is divided into two parts - one has a rough lava structure, the other is smoothly polished. Such a bright contrast reminds us of the natural origin of the material and speaks of how it can be transformed in the skillful hands of the master. To emphasize the connection of the material used with fire, a brass candlestick was installed in the smaller round plate.


across the Oresund Strait, connecting the Swedish city of Malmö and the Danish capital of Copenhagen. The unusual structure is a combined bridge and tunnel, with one part of it running above the water and the other part going under the water.


The Øresund Bridge combines a double-track special database and a four-lane motorway. It is the longest railway bridge in Europe and also the longest combined road.



The Øresund Bridge is 7,845 metres long. It covers half the distance to the Danish island of Amager. On the artificial island of Peberholm, the bridge connects to a tunnel and the road passes into its underwater section. The Drogden Tunnel (Drogdentunnelen) is 4,050 metres long. It is constructed from 20 reinforced concrete segments weighing 55,000 tonnes each. Five tubes run through the tunnel – two for the railway, two for the motorway and one for emergencies.



The unusual decision to split the Oresund Bridge into two parts was made because of the nearby Danish airport Kastrup. A conventional over-water bridge would have been an obstacle for planes taking off from Copenhagen Airport.



Construction work on the bridge across the Øresund Strait began in 1995 and was completed by the end of summer 1999. The original design was developed and implemented by the architectural firm Dissing + Weitling. The Øresund Bridge was officially opened in July 2000. The guests of honor at the ceremony were King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Margrethe II.