The Øresundsbron is a bridge and a tunnel, and although it's not required most ships choose to cross over the tunnel rather than under the bridge. I was curiou

The Øresundsbron is a bridge and a tunnel, and although it's not required most ships choose to cross over the tunnel rather than under the bridge. I was curious about Zealand's other connection, the Great Belt Fixed Link: > The West Bridge has been struck by sea traffic twice. While the link was still under construction on 14 September 1993, the ferry M/F Romsø drifted off course in bad weather and hit the West Bridge. At 19:17 on 3 March 2005, the 3,500-ton freighter MV Karen Danielsen crashed into the West Bridge 800 metres from Funen. All traffic across the bridge was halted, effectively cutting Denmark in two. The bridge was re-opened shortly after midnight, after the freighter was pulled free and inspectors had found no structural damage to the bridge. > The East Bridge has so far been in the clear, although on 16 May 2001, the bridge was closed for 10 minutes as the Cambodian 27,000-ton bulk carrier Bella was heading straight for one of the anchorage structures. The ship was deflected by a swift response from the navy. In Danish [2], but it looks like there's someone always monitoring the sea traffic, and able to close the bridge at very short notice — I assume with the red flashing lights which are used to close motorways in emergencies. > The eastern end through the Great Belt is international water, and therefore even the largest ships must be able to sail under the bridge. The 254 meter high pylons are therefore dimensioned so that they should be able to withstand the approach of tankers of 250,000 tonnes dead weight (DWT) at a speed of 10 knots. Artificial islands protect the anchor blocks as well as the three outermost piers on the Zealand side and the two outermost ones on the Sprogø side. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Belt_Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Belt_Bridge [2] https://web.archive.org/web/20090116051425/http://ing.dk/artikel/78326-storebaeltsbro-naer-paasejlet-af-fragtskib https://web.archive.org/web/20090116051425/http://ing.dk/art...