Description of the attraction
The Vejle Fjord Bridge is one of the most popular highways in Denmark and connects the two banks of the Vejle Fjord. The bridge project was developed by the well-known Danish architect Orla Molgaard-Nielsen. In 1965, the Danish parliament decided to design the A10 road, which involved an exit from the highway west of Vejle through Greisdalen and Vejle along the river valley. In 1972, the route of the motorway project was changed to pass through the Vejle fjord. By the Parliamentary Committee on Transport in 1974, the construction of the highway was frozen due to strong pressure from political opponents of the project. But in 1975, on behalf of the mayor of Erling County Tiedemann, the construction of the bridge over the Vejle fjord was resumed.
Two Danish construction companies Dyckerhoff & Widmann AG and Monberg & Thorsen A / S won the competition for the design and design of the bridge. The architects proposed to build the bridge in a neutral classical style so as not to spoil the beauty of the surrounding woodland. In early July 1980, construction was completed. The roadway of the bridge consists of hollow box-shaped reinforced concrete beams with eighteen columns, the distance between which is 110 meters. The total length of the Vejle Fjord Bridge is 1,712 meters long and 27.6 meters wide; here six lanes are open for traffic (three in one direction, three in the other).
The Vejle Fjord is the sixth longest construction bridge in Denmark. It is currently the busiest highway in Denmark.
