Øresund Bridge

road and railway bridge over Øresund
Place road_rail_bridge Q297871
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Summary

Øresund Bridge is a road-rail bridge[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of road rail bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,070 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tårnby Municipality[3], Malmö Municipality[4]
  • Country: Sweden[5], Denmark[6]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Øresund[7]
  • Instance of: cable-stayed bridge[8], double-decker bridge[9], international bridge[10], multi-level bridge[11]
  • Architect: Dissing+Weitling[12], Georg Rotne[13]
  • Named after: Øresund[14]
  • Crosses: Øresund[15]
  • Made from material: steel[16], reinforced concrete[17]
  • Main building contractor: Hochtief[18], Skanska[19], MT Højgaard[20]
  • Location: Øresund[21]
  • Part of: Oresund Connection[22], Denmark–Sweden border[23]
  • Commons category: Oresund Bridge[24]
  • Terminus: Peberholm[25], Lernacken[26]
  • Inception: 1999[27]
  • Structural engineer: Arup[28], Société d'études techniques et économiques[29], ISC A/S[30]
  • Significant event: start of construction[31]
  • Official website: https://www.oresundsbron.com[32]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Øresund Bridge[33]
  • Commons gallery: Øresund bridge[34]
  • Date of official opening: July 1, 2000[35]
  • Native label: Øresundsbroen[36]
  • Different from: The Bridge[37]
  • Length: 7845 m[38]
  • Height: 204 m[39]
  • Width: 23.5 m[40]

Why It Matters

Øresund Bridge has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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  1. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Architect → Dissing+Weitling, Georg Rotne
    Different from → The Bridge
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 55.576444444444, 'lon': 12.821638888889}
    Width → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+23.5'}
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