Detailed Design of the Øresund Bridge

In November 1995 the design-built contract for the resund Bridge was awarded to Sundlink. The bridge contract includes: a 558-m long viaduct bridge on the artificial island; two approach bridges of 3015 m and 3739 m; and a cable-stayed bridge with a main span of 490 m and a total length of 1090 m. The bridge will carry a four-lane-motorway with emergency lanes, and dual tracks for a high-speed railway. The traffic is arranged in two levels with the roadway on the upper deck and the railway on the lower deck. The rails are laid in ballast over the entire length of the bridge.