Bridge between Sweden and Denmark
Oct 15th 2020, 1:42 pm
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Bridge between Sweden and Denmark
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Øresun...0CdP99y3aWnsdA
When i see our decaying infrastructure I am jealous.
When i see our decaying infrastructure I am jealous.
Oct 16th 2020, 11:25 pm
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Re: Bridge between Sweden and Denmark
Originally Posted by BritInParis
Bridges are much cheaper than tunnels but they needed allow for shipping.
Oct 17th 2020, 12:19 am
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Re: Bridge between Sweden and Denmark
Originally Posted by Pulaski
Generally, but bridges become more expensive the deeper the water, and sea floor geology might make a bridge impractical. Whereas so long as the geology is suitable, a tunnel can go under anything i.e. a tunnel is unaffected by the depth of water above the sea floor.
Oct 17th 2020, 7:46 pm
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Re: Bridge between Sweden and Denmark
We are now having heated debates here on our island about bridges and tunnels.. This has been a point for discussion since The Marquess refused permission in 1945 for the then Scottish Office to build a bridge to the mainland from Bute..
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/...traive-bridge/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/...traive-bridge/
Last edited by scot47; Oct 17th 2020 at 8:45 pm.
