Sallingsund Bridge (Sallingsundbroen) is a bridge that crosses Salling Sund between the island of

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and the Salling peninsula on the mainland ( Jylland (Jutland)) in

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. The bridge is 1717 metres long, the longest span is 93 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 26 metres. The building of Sallingsund Bridge started in 1973, and it was opened by

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on 30 May 1978. Before the bridge was built, people and cars were taken across the sound by the ferries ''Pinen'' ("Pain") and ''Plagen'' ("Bother"). In 1976 a million passengers and a half million cars were ferried across the sound. The bridge is pictured on the Danish 50-krone banknote since 2009.

External links

The Sallingsund Bridge - Highways-Denmark.comAnother page about the bridge

Another page about the bridge and the Salling Sund

Pictures of Sallingsund BridgePicture and data about the bridgeAnother picture of the bridge
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