Direct route ("Vogelfluglinie") between Hamburg and Copenhagen will be opened in May of 1963; it will involve sea crossing of only 18.5 km in place of present 69 km; key structure of project is combined road and railway bridge across 1350-m wide sound between Holstein coast and island of Fehmarn; bridge comprises 7 spans of 102 m, and one span of 240 m over shipping channel; this span is "basket handle" tied arch with orthotropic deck and inclined suspenders; ferry terminal at Puttgarden on Fehmarn is also described.


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    Title :

    Fehmarn sound bridge


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 214 , n 5569


    Publication date :

    1962


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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