One of the famous Tourist Attractions in Malmö is the Oresund Bridge, Malmö. The city of Malmo is the third largest city in Sweden. It is an important port city and is located to the south of the country. The city can be reached by air, ferry, rail and road and the Sturup Airport and Copenhagen Airport connects it. The Oresund Bridge, Malmö is a bridge tunnel and consists of four lane roads and two track rail across the Oresund Strait.
The Oresund Bridge, Malmö connects the Swedish city of Malmo with the Danish capital city of Denmark. The bridge was inaugurated on 1st July 2000 and is 15.4 kilometers long. It is one of the world’s longest cable stayed bridge for vehicles and rail. The main span of the Oresund Bridge in Malmö is suspended from four pylons which are 240 meters above the sea. If you want to have the best view of this magnificent modern marvel see it from Lernacken at the Luftkastellet restaurant.
The name of the Oresund Bridge is Öresundsbron or Øresundsbroen which is referred to by Sweden and Denmark. But the bridge company calls it Øresundsbron which is a compromise between these two languages. The name symbolizes the common cultural identity of the Oresund Region and citizens. It is also known as Oresund Link or Oresund Connection because it is a bridge and tunnel.
The construction of the Oresund Bridge, Malmö started in 1995. On August 14, 1999 the last section of the bridge was constructed. The celebration of the completion took place when Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden met midway on the bridge. Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden officially inaugurated the bridge on 1st July 2000.
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