The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 11 (February 1, 1938)

A Bridge-building Achievement

A Bridge-building Achievement.

Traffic between Britain and Denmark has been steadily growing for some years, and now, through working between London and Copenhagen has been greatly speeded up following the opening of a new Danish railway bridge, ranking as the longest over-water structure of its kind in Europe. Known as the Storstrom Bridge, it links the islands of Falster and Masnedo, and thence, by another bridge, the island of Zealand, upon which is located the Danish capital, Copenhagen. The complete length over the sea from Falster to Zealand is 2¼ miles. The main contractors for the structure were Dorman, Long & Company, of Middlesbrough, the steelwork being fabricated in the

Storstrom Bridge, on the Danish State Railways.

Storstrom Bridge, on the Danish State Railways.

Middlesbrough works and erected on the site by Dorman, Long & Co.'s men. The Storstrom Bridge consists of two abutments, forty-nine bridge piers and heavy approach embankments. There are three navigation spans in the middle of the bridge, the central span having a clear width between piers of 393½ feet, and the two outer spans a width of 295 feet. The navigation spans are constructed of steel-plate girders, reinforced with a steel polygonal arch, while the forty-seven approach spans are built up of steel-plate girders of deck cantilever type, these being alternately anchor spans and suspension spans.