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Vilsund Bridge (Vilsundbroen) is a bascule arch bridge that crosses Vilsund between Mors and Thy in northwestern
Jutland Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...
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Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...
. The bridge is 382 metres long, and the longest span is 30 metres. Vilsund Bridge was designed by
Anker Engelund Anker Dolleris Engelund (30 May 1889 – 6 June 1961) was a Danish civil engineer and university professor. Career In 1928, he became professor of building statics at the Technical University of Denmark. He became rector of the technical univ ...
. Construction started in 1937, and the bridge was opened on 16 July 1939.


See also

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Sallingsund Bridge Sallingsund Bridge (Sallingsundbroen) is a bridge that crosses Salling Sund between the island of Mors and the Salling peninsula on the mainland (Jylland (Jutland)) in Denmark. The bridge is 1717 metres long, the longest span is 93 metres, and t ...
, connecting Mors and
Salling Salling is a peninsula located in the north-west of the larger Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The largest city in Salling is Skive, and smaller towns and villages includes Jebjerg, Roslev and Glyngøre. The Sallingsund Bridge connects the penins ...
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List of bridges in Denmark This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Denmark, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic. Major road and railway bridges Alphabetical list * Aggersund Bridge * Alssund Bridge * Farø Bridges * Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link: A bri ...


External links


A page about Vilsund Bridge

Another page about the bridge and Vilsund

Pictures of Vilsund BridgePicture and data about the bridgeA picture of the bridge
* Bridges in Denmark Arch bridges in Denmark Bascule bridges Road bridges in Denmark Bridges completed in 1939 1939 establishments in Denmark Morsø Municipality Thisted Municipality Limfjord {{Denmark-bridge-struct-stub