Little Belt Bridge (1970)

This article is about the new bridge. For the old bridge, see Little Belt Bridge.

The New Little Belt Bridge (Danish: Nye Lillebæltsbro) is a suspension bridge that crosses the Little Belt strait between Jutland (Jylland) and the island of Funen (Fyn) in Denmark. The bridge is 1,700 metres long, the main span is 600 metres, the pylons reaching a height of 120 metres, and the maximum clearance from the sea is 44 metres.

Little Belt Bridge
Coordinates	55°31′07″N 9°44′57″E
Carries	European route E20
Crosses	Little Belt
Characteristics
Design	Suspension bridge
Total length	1,700 m
Width	33.3 m
Height	120 m
Longest span	600 m (1,969 ft)
Clearance below	42 m
No. of lanes	6
History
Designer	C. Ostenfeld & W. Jønson Consulting Engineers (COWI A/S)
Construction start	1965
Opened	21 October 1970
Location

The three-lane E20 highway on the bridge (looking east)

The New Little Belt Bridge was built from 1965 to 1970 and was opened by King Frederik IX on 21 October 1970.

The bridge was constructed to alleviate congestion on the Old Little Belt Bridge due to the increasing car traffic between Jutland and Funen. It is a motorway on the E20 bridge with three-lane carriageways as opposed to the single lanes of the old bridge. The bridge has heating in the road deck, so it can be kept free of ice and snow in winter. Passing over Little Belt Bridge is toll-free.

Cultural references

The new Little Belt Bridge is seen at 0:12:11 in The Olsen Gang in Jutland, marking the Olsen Gang's arrival to Jutland.^[1]

See also

• List of bridges in Denmark
• List of bridges