Scandinavian links: Mega bridges/tunnels linking the scandinavian peninsula to the european continent

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  • Christian Wichmann Matthiessen
  • Richard D. Knowles
The European Round Table of Industrialists identified in the 1980ies 14 missing links in the transportation network of the continent. Three of them were found around the Danish island of Zealand. One link is within the nation, the other two are between nations. One link connects heavy economic centres, one joins more thinly populated regions, and the last one links peripheral areas. Two of them (The Great Belt Link and the Oresund Link) have been constructed and are in full operation. The third (the Fehmarnbelt Link) has been decided 2008 on bilateral government level. The three links are impressive mega structures spanning international waterways. These waterways between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea have played major roles in history. The length of each of the crossings are around 20 km. The fixed links closes gaps between the Scandinavian and European motorway and rail networks. They concentrate traffic flows and create strong transport corridors. They are the basis of new regional development regimes. “Ferries connect systems, fixed links unite systems”.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNorthern Worlds - Landscapes, interactions and dynamics : Research at the National Museum of Denmark, Proceedings of the Northern Worlds Conference Copenhagen 28-30 November 2012
EditorsHans Christian Gulløv
Place of PublicationCopenhagen
PublisherNational Museum of Denmark
Publication date2014
Pages395-401
ISBN (Print)978 87 7674 824 1
Publication statusPublished - 2014
SeriesPublications from the National Museum Studies in Archaeology and History
Volume22

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