Which Danish bridge, opened in 1998, has Europe’s longest suspension-bridge main span at 1,624 metres?

The Great Belt East Bridge, opened in 1998, has Europe’s longest suspension-bridge main span at 1,624 metres.

The bridge is the road portion of Denmark’s Great Belt Fixed Link, which connects the islands of Zealand and Funen across the Great Belt. Its massive suspension span crosses the channel between Zealand and the island of Sprogø, while a separate railway tunnel carries trains beneath the eastern section.

The East Bridge opened to road traffic in 1998, following the opening of the railway link the previous year. Its towers rise 254 metres above the sea, and the structure greatly reduced Denmark’s dependence on ferries for east-west travel.

The name can cause confusion because the entire fixed link includes more than one bridge and a tunnel. The 1,624-metre record applies specifically to the East Bridge’s suspension main span. It is also commonly called the Storebælt Bridge, although Storebælt is the Danish name for the Great Belt strait.