This bridge turns into an underwater tunnel to connect Denmark and Sweden

13 Sept 2015 4:21 PM IST

This unique roadway connects the Danish capital of Copenhagen to the Swedish city of Malmö. (Photo Credit: oresundbron.com)
The man-made island of Peberholm links the bridge and tunnel.
The journeys between Copenhagen and Malmö takes about 35 minutes.
Man-made island of Peberholm serves as a popular breeding ground for birds as well as habitat for the rare green toad.
To use the Øresund one must pay a toll.
Besides, it allows dreadfully sea-sick people travel in the comfort of their own car.
Øresund Link houses not only roads and railways, but also four dark fiber network cables.
The site is interesting both biologically and architecturally: the Lund’s Botanical Association has identified more than 500 different species of plants on the island, which was constructed from material dredged from the seabed.
The bridge stretches about 8km before transitioning through an artificial island into a 4km tunnel under the Flint Channel.
The Øresund, designed by the Danish architect George K.S. Rotne, was opened on July 1, 2000.

This unique roadway connects the Danish capital of Copenhagen to the Swedish city of Malmö. (Photo Credit: oresundbron.com)

This bridge turns into an underwater tunnel to connect Denmark and Sweden