Little Belt Bridge (1970)

The New Little Belt Bridge (Danish: 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 metres.

This article is about the new bridge. For the old bridge, see Little Belt Bridge.
Little Belt Bridge
Coordinates55°31′07″N 9°44′57″E
CarriesEuropean route E20
CrossesLittle belt
Characteristics
DesignSuspension bridge
Total length1,700 m
Width33.3 m
Height120 m
Longest span600 m
Clearance below42 m
No. of lanes6
History
DesignerOrla Mølgaard-Nielsen
Construction start1965
Opened21 October 1970
Location
The three-lane E20 highway on the bridge (looking east)

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 over Little Belt Bridge is toll-free.

Cultural references

The new Little Belt Bridge is seen at 0:12:11 in The Olsen Gang in Jutland, marking the Olsen Gang's arrival to Jutland.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Film 3 Olsen Banden i Jylland / Die Olsenbande fährt nach Jütland". olsenbande-homepage.de (in German). Retrieved 1 October 2017.

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