1st Feb 2013
We picked up
2 pilots near Denmark who were to help us help navigate the ship through local
waters.
In the
afternoon we went under the Great Belt Bridge. The "Great Belt
Bridge" is a road suspension bridge between Halsskov and Sprogø. It is
6,790 metres long with a free span of 1,624 metres, making it the world's
third-longest suspension bridge span, surpassed only by the Akashi Kaikyō
Bridge and Xihoumen Bridge (both in Asia). The vertical clearance for ships is
65 metres (213 ft), meaning the world's largest cruise ship just fits under.
The link
opened to rail traffic in 1997 and road traffic in 1998. The link has reduced
travel times significantly; previously taking about an hour by ferry, the Great
Belt can now be crossed in about ten minutes. The construction of the link and
the Øresund Bridge have together enabled driving from mainland Europe to Sweden
and the rest of Scandinavia through Denmark, providing an alternative to the
significantly longer land route through Finland.
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