That's an impressive structure. The suspension cables appear to be
smaller in diameter than in comparable bridges, such as the Golden Gate.
>
>I flew to Copenhagen on Wednesday afternoon, my first trip anywhere
>since November. I am spending 4 days in Denmark, the first 2 in Aarhus
>and the last 2 in Copenhagen. So on landing in Copenhagen, I picked up
>my rental car (the trains were more or less sold out due to Easter)
>and drove the 300 km to Aarhus. Along the way, I passed the magnificent
>Great Belt Bridge, connecting the islands of Sjælland (where Copenhagen
>is located) with Funen (with Odense, the birthplace of H.C. Andersen,
>as the main town). Opened in 1998, it is an engineering marvel,
>consisting of a 1.6 km long suspension bridge to allow ships to pass, a
>tunnel for the trains, and a low bridge the rest of the way for both
>trains and cars. The total length of the connection is 18 km. I was
>approaching the bridge as the sun was was setting, so I left the
>motorway briefly and drove down to the old ferry harbour which is now
>just a recration area:
>https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Xg6Trqj/A
>
>To get a closer view of the bridge, I mounted the Leica 90mm Tele-
>Elmarit on my Fuji:
>https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-DVCFGmP/A
>
>Then I got back in my car and drove on to Aarhus.
>
>Later today, I will pass the same bridge on the way to Copenhagen, but
>the views are not nearly as nice from the other side.
>
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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