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Little Belt Bridge (1970)

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Official Name
  
Little Belt Bridge

Location
  
Jutland - Funen

Design
  
Suspension bridge

Height
  
120 m

Bridge type
  
Suspension bridge

Lanes
  
6

Designer
  
Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen

Total length
  
1,700 m

Opened
  
21 October 1970

Phone
  
+45 88 32 59 59

Little Belt Bridge (1970)

Address
  
Jyllandsvej, 5500 Middelfart, Denmark

Similar
  
Vejle Fjord Bridge, Great Belt Fixed Link, Svendborgsund Bridge, Bridgewalking Lillebælt, Langeland Bridge

The New Little Belt Bridge (Nye Lillebæltsbro) is a suspension bridge that crosses the Little Belt strait between Jutland (Jylland) and the island of Funen (Fyn) in Denmark. The bridge is 1700 metres long, the main span is 600 metres, the pylons reaching a height of 120 metres, and the maximum clearance from the sea is 44 meters.

The New Little Belt Bridge was built from 1965 to 1970 and was opened by King Frederik IX on 21 October 1970.

The bridge was constructed to alleviate congestion on the Old Little Belt Bridge due to the increasing car traffic between Jutland and Funen. It is a motorway on the E20 bridge with three-lane carriageways as opposed to the single lanes of the old bridge. The bridge has heating in the road deck, so it can be kept free of ice and snow in winter. Passing through Little Belt Bridge is toll free.

References

Little Belt Bridge (1970) Wikipedia