The Storstrøm Bridge ( Danish : Storstrømsbroen , pronounced [ˈstoɐ̯stʁɶmsˌpʁoˀn̩] ) is a road and railway arch bridge that crosses Storstrømmen between the islands of Falster and Masnedø in Denmark .
34-549: Ringsted is a city located centrally in the Danish island of Zealand . It is the seat of a municipality of the same name . Ringsted is situated approximately 60 km (37 mi) from Copenhagen . Ringsted was the site of Sjællands Landsting (lit. Zealand's county thing ) during the Middle Ages , which in 1584 moved to St. Bendt's church and became known as Sjællandsfar Landsting . In 1805 it moved to Copenhagen and
68-464: A common hypothesis is that the Old Danish form Siâland is based on the word * selha- with the ending * wundia- . The latter means "indicates, resembles". The word * selha- may have two different meanings: "seal" (in modern Danish sæl ) or "deep bay, fjord". Since Roskilde is a major and ancient settlement on Zealand, accessible by sea through the narrow Roskilde Fjord (branched from
102-644: A population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020, comprising 40% of the country's population. Zealand is the 13th-largest island in Europe by area and the 4th most populous . It is connected to Sprogø and Funen by the Great Belt Fixed Link and to Amager by several bridges in Copenhagen. Indirectly, through the island of Amager and the Øresund Bridge , it is also linked to Scania in Sweden. In
136-574: A replacement for the Storstrøm bridge was reached on 21 March 2013, and the construction act ( Danish : anlægslov ) was passed on 26 May 2015. The new bridge is commissioned by Vejdirektoratet and preliminary designed by Danish companies COWI , Dissing+Weitling and Hasløv & Kjærsgaard . In October 2017, it was announced that a joint venture of the Italian companies Itinera , Condotte and Grandi Lavori Fincosit had been selected to build
170-534: A similarity between Zealand and the Swedish lake Vänern , it is sometimes identified as the hole left by Gefjun. Gefjun is queen of King Skjöldr , eponymous ancestor of the Scyldings , related to the etymological debate. Zealand is the most populous Danish island. It is irregularly shaped, and is north of the islands of Lolland , Falster , and Møn . The small island of Amager lies immediately east. Copenhagen
204-564: A wide selection of cafes and restaurants, as well as two local breweries (Dagmarbryggeriet in Ringsted town and Det lille Bryggeri in Bringstrup) . During the summer months, a mobile tourist office is opened in the town square. Ringsted was previously home to Santa World, a tourist attraction featuring hundreds of animatronic Christmas elves, which later became Fantasy World. Ringsted is one of Denmark's busiest transit cities. The city
238-501: Is 3,199 metres long and 9 metres wide. The three tied-arch main spans have lengths of 103.9 m, 137.8 m and 103.9 m, respectively. The central span has a clearance below of 26.0 metres (85 ft), tapering off to 25.2 metres (83 ft) in the two others. The inter-arch bracing is built as a double Warren truss . The bridge has a total of 50 spans. The approach span configuration is somewhat unusual, with piers spaced alternately 57.8 m and 62.2 m apart and suspended spans placed in
272-478: Is at the top the hand of God and under that Virgin Mary with Jesus surrounded by three figures that worship her. The city officially interprets the three figures as Saint Canute Lavard , King Eric Plovpenning , and Saint Benedict of Nursia . Ringsted features two shopping centers named RingStedet and Ringsted Outlet Center. Ringsted Outlet Center consists of 48 flagship outlets and 2 restaurants. Ringsted also has
306-532: Is divided between two Danish regions: The Copenhagen metropolitan area and North Zealand belong to the Capital Region , while the major and more rural part of the island belongs to the Zealand Region . The origin of the Danish name Sjælland is not exactly known. Sjæl in modern Danish means "soul"; a derivation from siô / sæ (meaning "lake" or "sea") has been assumed. However, today
340-488: Is located in the very middle of the island of Zealand , connecting both the southern parts of Zealand as well as Funen and Jutland with the Copenhagen metropolitan area . Ringsted is served by Ringsted railway station , which is located in the centre of the town, on the southern edge of the historic town centre, and immediately adjacent to the Ringsted bus station. It is an important railway junction , located where
374-615: Is mostly on Zealand but extends across northern Amager. A number of bridges and the Copenhagen Metro connect Zealand to Amager, which is connected to Scania in Sweden by the Øresund Bridge via the artificial island of Peberholm . Zealand is joined in the west to Funen, by the Great Belt Fixed Link, and Funen is connected by bridges to the country's mainland, Jutland . On 5 June 2007 the regional subsidiary of national broadcaster DR reported that Kobanke in
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#1732773312419408-643: The Copenhagen–Fredericia , Copenhagen–Ringsted and South Line railway lines meet. The station offers frequent direct InterCity services to Copenhagen , Odense , Aarhus , Aalborg , and Esbjerg as well as regional train services to Næstved and Elsinore . Zealand (Denmark) Zealand ( Danish : Sjælland [ˈɕeˌlænˀ] ) is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island , which are larger in size) at 7,031 km . Zealand had
442-540: The Isefjord ), it has been assumed that the sailors named the island after this. The Swedish name of the island is Själland , a direct translation to the different script used in that language. The English form may be borrowed from the German form Seeland . These forms might be based on the assumption that the first part means sea or lake (German See ), or they could simply be based on an alternative Danish form of
476-569: The Paleocene . Urban areas with 10,000+ inhabitants: Storstr%C3%B8m Bridge Together with Masnedsund Bridge it connects Falster and Zealand ( Sjælland ). It was the main road connection between the islands until the Farø Bridges were opened in 1985. It is still part of the railway connection between the islands of Lolland , Falster, and Zealand. It is on the rail line between Copenhagen and Hamburg , Germany . The bridge
510-634: The Jutlandic, Zealandic and the Scanian laws, there had been no uniformity of laws throughout settlements in Denmark. Ringsted and later Roskilde were the first important political and religious centres on the island, a role later taken over by Copenhagen. Other important religious centres prior to the Reformation were Sorø Abbey at Sorø and Esrom Abbey at Esrum . With its strategic location at
544-569: The Storstrøm Bridge as a steel bridge. As the submitted tender was not entirely acceptable, the DSB prepared a new project proposal which was granted to Dorman, Long & Co. without a public tender. The contract for the work was signed on 13 May 1933, with the steel superstructure to be constructed by Dorman, Long & Co., while the substructure and earthworks were assigned to Christiani & Nielsen as subcontractor. Guy Anson Maunsell
578-405: The bed around the cofferdam. The foundations were continued upwards to a level 3 metres below the water surface. The section of pier from 3 metres below water level to 3 metres above was made from pre-cast and granite clad concrete shells. These were set into position and then filled with concrete. The remainder of the height of each pier was created using sliding steel forms. The upper sections of
612-407: The bridge with the design of Studio de Miranda Associati . The new bridge will be a single-pylon cable-stayed bridge with an electrified double-tracked railway allowing speeds of 200 km/h (120 mph), two road lanes allowing 80 km/h (50 mph) and a foot and bicycle path. It was scheduled to open to road traffic in 2022, and to rail traffic in 2023 however this was delayed due to
646-408: The coronavirus pandemic. The revised opening for road traffic is now the middle of 2024, and for rail traffic in 2026. The construction budget for the new bridge is about DKK 2.1 billion, out of a total project budget of approx. DKK 4.1 billion. The ground breaking ceremony of the new bridge took place on 27 September 2018. The current Storstrøm Bridge is set to be demolished once the new bridge
680-494: The discovery of the poor condition of the bridge resulted in the decision to replace the Storstrøm Bridge entirely. As the bridge was found to be in poor condition in 2011, Banedanmark was tasked with investigating different long-term solutions. Their recommendation was to build a new bridge, and in August 2012, the Danish government proposed allocation of funds for the construction of a new bridge. Parliamentary agreement to build
714-408: The districts of the southern Hawkes Bay and the northern Wairarapa . The tribal Danes came from Zealand and Scania and spoke an early form of North Germanic . Historians believe that before their arrival, most of Jutland and the nearest islands were settled by tribal Jutes . The Jutes migrated to Great Britain eventually, some as mercenaries of Brythonic King Vortigern , and were granted
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#1732773312419748-409: The entrance to the Øresund, especially after the construction of Kronborg Castle and the introduction of Sound Dues , Helsingør would later develop into the most important town and seaport outside Copenhagen. Most of North Zealand was for centuries, starting in the late 16th century, owned by the crown and used mainly as a royal hunting domain. Local manors played a central role in the economy on
782-424: The immediate cancellation of rail traffic across the bridge after a crack in one of the spans was discovered. Further investigation revealed a total of 11 cracks between 17 and 55 cm in length. One of the two road lanes was also partially closed while repairs were being made and fell. The bridge reopened to light rail traffic on 21 November 2011, and to regular rail traffic on 23 January 2012. The Storstrøm Bridge
816-524: The island were constructed by Det Sjællandske Jernbaneselskab (1847-1888). The first section opened between Copenhagen and Roskilde in 1847. In Norse mythology as told in the Gylfaginning , the island was created by the goddess Gefjun after she tricked Gylfi , the king of Sweden. She removed a piece of land and transported it to Denmark, which became Zealand. The vacant area was filled with water and became Mälaren . However, since modern maps show
850-472: The longer spans. The road deck is 5.6 metres (18 ft) wide. The bridge has 49 piers of different heights, extending to a maximum water depth of 13.8 metres. Each pier rests upon concrete foundations cast on the excavated bed of the sea, inside a cofferdam. Some piers could be excavated and cast with the cofferdam empty of water, where the soil was sufficiently waterproof, but others had to be excavated and cast underwater. Steel sheet piles were driven into
884-563: The name, Sælland , which was common until the 19th century. The island nation of New Zealand has no etymological relations to Zealand. New Zealand is named after the Dutch province of Zeeland , which is sometimes referred to as and/or anglicized to Zealand, but is not to be confused with the Danish island. However, there is a historical connection between Denmark and New Zealand based on 19th century immigration of Scandinavians, especially Danes, to New Zealand's North Island, particularly to
918-434: The piers are hollow. Piers full height extends to a maximum of 38 metres. As part of the planned Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link project, the railway from Ringsted to Rødbyhavn will be electrified, and between Vordingborg and Rødbyhavn also converted from single track to double track. Initial plans left the Storstrøm Bridge as an exception to the double-track conversion, but the expected increase in traffic in combination with
952-494: The rest of the island. Early industrial centres outside Copenhagen included Mølleåen with its watermills, the Kronborg Arms Factory at Hellebæk , Johan Frederik Classen 's Frederick's Works at Frederiksværk and Niels Ryberg's Køng Textile Factory at Vordingborg. Substantial parts of the southernmost part of the island was in the 18th century part of Vordingborg Cavalry District . The first railways on
986-661: The south, the Storstrøm Bridge and the Farø Bridges connect it to Falster , and beyond that island to Lolland , from where the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel to Germany is planned. Copenhagen , the capital of Denmark, with a population between 1.3 and 1.4 million people in 2020, is located mostly on the eastern shore of Zealand and partly on the island of Amager . Other cities on Zealand include Roskilde , Hillerød , Næstved , Helsingør , Slagelse , Køge , Holbæk and Kalundborg . Administratively, Zealand
1020-568: The south-eastern territories of Kent , the Isle of Wight and other areas, where they settled. They were later absorbed or ethnically cleansed by the invading Angles and Saxons , who formed the Anglo-Saxons . The remaining Jutish population in Jutland assimilated in with the settling Danes . Valdemar's Zealandic Law was a civil code enacted in the 13th century. Prior to the adoption of
1054-535: The southeast near the town Rønnede in Faxe Municipality , with a height of 122.9 metres (403 ft), was the highest natural point on Zealand. Gyldenløveshøj , south of the city Roskilde , has a height of 126 metres (413 ft), but that is due to a man-made hill from the 17th century and its highest natural point is only 121.3 metres (398 ft). Zealand gives its name to the Selandian era of
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1088-493: Was appointed as managing director of the consortium. The Storstrøm Bridge was opened by King Christian X on 26 September 1937; the ceremony was attended by more than 40,000 people. The total cost of the Storstrøm Bridge amounted to DKK 28.5 million, or approximately DKK 41.0 million if also counting the Masnedsund Bridge and associated road and rail construction work. On 18 October 2011, Banedanmark announced
1122-541: Was designed by the bridge department at the Danish State Railways (DSB), headed by Anker Engelund and with the assistance of Danish company Christiani & Nielsen . The initial design proposal described a bridge with double-tracked railway, three steel-arch main spans, and concrete deck arch approach spans. In the autumn of 1932, the British company Dorman, Long & Co. submitted a tender to build
1156-483: Was renamed Østre Landsret , and is still active under this name. In 1131, Canute Lavard was killed in Haraldsted forest, leading to outbreaks of civil war . The church was consecrated in 1170. In front of the church is the spacious town square leading to the shopping streets with shops and boutiques. The town arms goes back to 1421. There has been much discussion about what it portrays. The traditional answer
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