The Danish Great Belt (Storebælt) is a sea-pass between the essential Danish islands of Zealand and Funen. Effectively parting Denmark in two. The Belt was from the final stage of the 19th century, travelable by the Great Belt ferries up untill the islands were linked by the Great Belt Connection in the years of 1997–98.
The Great Belt consists of a road hanging bridge and railroad burrow between Zealand and the island Sprogø, as well as a box girder bridge between Sprogø and Funen. The Great Belt Bridge usually refers to the suspension bridge, although it may also be used to mean the beam bridge or the link in its entirety. The hanging bridge, known as the East Bridge, has an encredible main span of 1.6 km. The bridge is designed by the Danish architectural fellowship, Dissing+Weitling.
The link replaces the ferryboat function which had been the essential means of crossing the Great Belt. Afterward more than five decades of guesswork and debate, the decision to fabricate the connection was made in 1986. While it was in the first place meant to finish the railway link three years before unfolding the road link, the connection was opened to rail traffic in 1997 and road traffic in 1998. The link is the greatest construction task in Danish contruction history.
The connection has reduced travel times significantly, before taking something close to an hour by ferryboat, the Great Belt is now crossed in something like 10 minutes. The building of the Great Belt fixed link and the Øresund Bridgework have, together, enabled people to ride from mainland Europe to Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia over Denmark, allowing an alternate to the significantly lengthier land road over Finland. Different than on the formerly, now closed ferryboat, bicyclers are not granted access to utilize the bridge.
Denmark consists of Jutland and a litle more 400 islands of which the biggest are Zealand and Funen. Denmark's capital, Copenhagen, is settled on Zealand.
The Great Belt is ~ 60 km long and the width spans from16–32 km. It courses around two major islands: Samsø at the northern part and Langeland to the south. At Sprogø the Great Belt divides into the East Channel and the West Channel, both covered by the Great Belt Bridge. As Well a tunnel courses under the East Channel. The most important is by far, the path across the Great Belt between Funen and Zealand. Over the years, storms and serious winters have frequently disrupted ferry functions across the Danish Great Belt.
In June of 1987 the Danish Parliament authorized the building of a connection crossways the Great Belt. Next twelve years of extreme building work, H.M. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark kicked off on June, 1998 what had then become the greatest engineering design in the history of Denmark, The Great Belt fixed link.
The Join contains the East Bridge, a 6,7 km long hanging bridgework between Zealand and the island of Sprogø, a 6,6 km. long combined rail and road bridgework between Sprogø and Funen. Also an 8 kilometers long absorbed rail tunnel between Zealand and Sprogø.
The 2 highest points in Denmark, are the East Bridge's two pylons. They are reaching an amazing 254 m higher up than sea level.
Barring unforeseen events and specific conditions, the Great Belt is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Signals provide impotant info on road conditions on the bridge. Also they warn of possible delays. These signs are operated by the police in accord with indications from anemometers based along the East Bridge.
Author Resource:
Feed yourself and those you love an stunning experience, visit Denmark and see the Great Belt by car or train. Vistit and Oplev Danmark - you'll find bargains, large discounts and ideas for fun in Denmark. If you like traveling Denmark then you will love Denmarks wide variety of such. Make sure to prepare all for a great Family Experience in Denmark.
![[Valid RSS feed]](http://www.look4articles.com/images/icon_Rss.png "XML Feed For RSS"){kind=icon}
Category Rss Feed
Print This Article
Add To Favorites
![[Valid RSS feed]](http://www.look4articles.com/images/rss.jpg "XML Feed For RSS")