There’s one in Virginia, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. There are two tunnels segments to go under major shipping channels. There are major naval bases upstream, and it was considered a national security risk to have a fleet potential trapped behind a downed bridge.

That's nothing. There's a magic farmer near me. His tractor turns into a field.

The justification for the additional expenditure and complexity related to digging a tunnel for part of the way, rather than raising that section of the bridge, was to avoid interfering with air traffic from the nearby Copenhagen Airport, to provide a clear channel for ships in good weather or bad, and to prevent ice floes from blocking the strait. The bridge received the 2002 IABSE Outstanding Structure Award.

That bridge it not unique at all. There is one in Virginia.

canada needs this to go underneath the USA straight to mexico so we dont have to drive through that god forsaken country

It's not like Denmark "preferred" a tunnel, it's just there is an island and waters are shallow, so they didn't need to go all-out "hammer supports in the sea"

A brunnel? A tridge?

I do not think that word means what you think it means.

There's been a bridge/tunnel in Virginia since the 60's, crossing the mouth of the Chesapeake bay where it opens to the Atlantic.

I've driven over this bridge about 4 times. And each time I was in awe of the views and the architecture. It's a very nice drive but can be a bit scary when you're on the bridge with higher winds.

It brings you to Sweden from Denmark and vice versa ofcourse. It does cost some money to cross as it is a toll road.

There's a good Scandinavian crime series named 'The Bridge'. It features this bridge.

I'm a little bummed it isn't called the Brunnel.

I just woke up and I was staring at the thumbnail of the article for too long, waiting for it to be a gif of the bridge transforming

So you learned about one of the 50 such constructions in my Cities: Skylines city. Wait till you see the rest.

And then back in to a bridge again!

Like a Transformer...?

This sort of bridge is featured in the last level of every Ace Combat game.

Was this built to predict the rise in water levels from ice caps melting? I’m curious if that was engineered in as a potential issue or not.

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