Construction of the Oresund bridge began in 1995. The last section was constructed on August 14, 1999. The official inauguration took place on July 1, 2000. The bridge was opened for traffic later that day.
The Oresund Bridge (Danish 'Øresundsbroen' and Swedish 'Öresundsbron' form a joint hybrid name 'Øresundsbron') is a combined two-track rail and four-lane road bridge across the Oresund strait. The bridge-tunnel is the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe and connects the two metropolitan areas of the Oresund Region: the Danish capital of Copenhagen and the Swedish city of Malmö. The bridge is the longest border crossing bridge in the world.
SD&S Service Delivery Values:
What the bridge means to the people of the Oresund region is aligned to SD&S service delivery values.