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Ben Sickle

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 * 1) What is the name of the bridge? The name of the bridge I chose is the Oresund Bridge
 * 2) When and where was the bridge built? This bridge is located over the Oresund Strait, connecting Sweden and Denmark. It was finished on August 4th, 1999.
 * 3) What is the purpose of this bridge? What does it span and what does it connect? The bridge connects Copenhagen to the city of Malmö.
 * 4) Why was this bridge needed?The Oresund Bridge was created to eliminate the long and expensive ferry ride from Copenhagen to Malmö.
 * 5) What type of bridge is it (arch, suspension, cable, beam, etc.)? This bridge is a beam bridge, a suspension bridge, and a sea tunnel.
 * 6) How much did it cost? The total cost for building the bridge was $5,468,629,83. However, there is a tall tax of 52 USD to cross the Oresund.
 * 7) What materials were used to build this bridge? The vast majority of the bridge is concrete. But, there is also steel cables, and steel reinforcements in the concrete.
 * 8) What were some of the special challenges that the bridge engineers faced? How did they overcome these challenges? One of the biggest challenges is th at the engineers had to construct a massive bridge right next to Copenhagen's airport. To solve this issue of accessibility to the runway, the engineers built a sea tunnel.
 * 9) How long did it take to build this bridge? The bridge only took two and a half years to build. They finished it in such a quick time by prefabricating
 * 10) What are the measurements of this bridge? The Oresund bridge is 25,738 feet long.
 * 11) Did you find any fun or interesting facts or stories about this bridge? During the opening ceremony for the bridge, there was a part signifying the reunification of Sweden and Denmark from the time there was a land bridge connecting the two countries.

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