The King Frederik IX bridge ( Danish : Kong Frederik den 9's Bro ; named for King Frederik IX of Denmark ) is a combined road and railway bridge carrying the Danish national road 9 as well as Sydbanen and Lollandsbanen railway lines across the Guldborgsund strait between the islands of Falster and Lolland in Denmark . It joins the larger part of the city of Nykøbing on Falster with the smaller part of the town on Lolland. The rail link is a part of the railway section of the Fugleflugtslinjen transport corridor between Copenhagen , Denmark and Hamburg , Germany .
8-617: The bridge is 295 metres (968 ft) and 33.3 metres (109 ft) wide. It is a bascule bridge of beam design . The bridge carries four lanes of vehicle traffic and a single railway track. In 1867, after many years of discussion, a pontoon bridge , the Christian IX Bridge , was constructed across the Guldborgsund from Nykøbing to Lolland , which at its inauguration was the longest in Denmark. Furthermore, in 1875
16-508: A lifting bridge ) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span , or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- or double-leafed. The name comes from the French term for balance scale , which employs the same principle. Bascule bridges are the most common type of movable span because they open quickly and require relatively little energy to operate, while providing
24-571: A "Chicago" bascule) rotates around a large axle that raises the span(s). The Chicago bascule name derives from the location where it is widely used, and is a refinement by Joseph Strauss of the fixed-trunnion. The rolling lift trunnion (sometimes a "Scherzer" rolling lift), raises the span by rolling on a track resembling a rocking-chair base. The "Scherzer" rolling lift is a refinement patented in 1893 by American engineer William Donald Scherzer . The rarer Rall type combines rolling lift with longitudinal motion on trunnions when opening. It
32-488: A separate railway bridge was constructed to allow for the railway lines on Lolland to reach Nykøbing. Both bridges were swing bridges which could be opened for passing ships. These two bridges existed – with several reconstructions – until 1963. The current Frederik IX Bridge was constructed between 1960 and 1962. The official opening was on 14 May 1963. There is a decision to widen the bridge with one more rail track and to fit electric overhead line, in connection with
40-400: Is staffed during the day and opened on request for passing ships, but may only be opened once every half-hour. It is planned for the bridge to be re-equipped for automatic operation. The bascules consist of a long bridge span and a short counterweight section. Each bascule is supported by two pivot bearings, one either side. Two motors, one either side of the bridge, turn shafts passing through
48-536: The Fehmarn Belt Tunnel . In order to cut costs, there a tunnel company wanted to disallow bridge openings. However, it was later decided that the new bridge will also open. In 2023, the construction was slated to complete in 2026. The bridge has a central 20m span with two bascules , both on the eastern side of the bridge. One carries four lanes of vehicle traffic while the other carries a rail link. The two parts normally operate together. Bridge control
56-399: The centre of the pivot bearings. Further shafts take power to the rear of the counterweights, where there are pinions pressing against a rack mounted in the wall of the counterweight chamber, which drive the bascule. This article about a bridge in Denmark is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bascule bridge A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or
64-425: The possibility for unlimited vertical clearance for marine traffic. Bascule bridges have been in use since ancient times, but until the adoption of steam power in the 1850s, very long, heavy spans could not be moved quickly enough for practical application. There are three types of bascule bridge and the counterweights to the span may be located above or below the bridge deck. The fixed- trunnion (sometimes
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