Talk:Oresund Bridge

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actually its called Øresundsbron in both Swedish and Danish. Check at [1]

The letter "Ø" is not used in the Swedish alphabet, and "bron" is impossible in Danish.

Yes it's true but the name for the bridge is still Øresundsbron. They decided to use the same name in Swedish and Danish. If you look at the homepage you'll see that they use the name Øresundsbron in both the Swedish and the Danish version.

ok then

So you mean, instead of calling it "Øresundsbroen" and "Öresundsbron", they went with the compromise "Øresundsbron" as the official name (the other possible combo being "Öresundsbroen")?? How unsettling... --Gabbe

yes --User:Modster

I heard that "Øresund" was used in all official international Public Relations material, because the "Ø" was supposedly more exotic than the "Ö", which looked too German. (Look up Ø and Ö for more info about the letters.)

Contents 1 Bike path? 2 Oresund Region 3 Bridge & Connection 4 Images

[edit] Bike path?

DOes anyone know if it's possible to cross the bridge on bike or foot?

Alas, neither is possible, but there's room for bicycles (ticket needed) on the Øresund trains which leave every 20 minutes or so. I guess this topic belongs on Wikitravel or a similar site. - Kaare 19:04, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Oresund Region

How do they espect to make Oresund inter-region when u need to pay 32€ to cross the bridge?! Luka Jačov 23:50, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

32€ is the Euro price per ride for one or a few crossings. If you travel more often you could buy a 10-ride ticket costing 211€. Or if you travel more often you could get a transponder, then each journey costs 17€. A train ticket costs less, 9€, or a month ticket 170€.BIL 19:14, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

I suppose this is still to expensive for people to cross it everday to go to work across the bridge. So creating new organic region is unrealistic. Dont u thnk? Luka Jačov 23:39, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

People who work usually travel by train. But there are other obstacles: Different languages, tax problems when living in one country and working in another, and more problems. It will take time but more and more people commute over the bridge.

But arent linguistic differences minimal? Luka Jačov 19:14, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Bridge & Connection

intro says: Oresund Bridge (joint Danish/Swedish hybrid name: Øresundsbron) (official name is the Øresundsförbindelsen, the Oresund Connection)

sounds wrong. Wouldnt connection refer to the whole thing and the bridge is only part of it? Tobias Conradi (Talk) 08:56, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

I think you're right, the article should state that the Øresund Bridge is a part of the Øresund Connection / Link. The connection also includes Peberholm and the tunnel. Also, it would help if someone could insert a reference that states that the official name of the link / connection really is Øresundsförbindelsen. The term was used before and while the bridge was being built, but does anyone use it today? I can't find it on the official web site. RustyCale 12:26, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

Hmm, it seems to me that only the bridge has an official name as such (which is "Øresundsbron"). Looking a bit around on their web site, the history page talks of the "Øresund Link"; this PDF file mentions the "Øresund Fixed Link" in the table of contents.

The Danish version of the official website uses "Øresundsforbindelsen" exclusively, the Swedish one mostly "Öresundsförbindelsen". Sund og Bælt, which is Danish, also uses the purely Danish name; however, "Øresundsförbindelsen" appears in the Swedish history page (but not in the Danish one), so the best answer probably is that it depends on the language. I would support moving the article to Øresund Fixed Link (a similar thing was done with the Great Belt Bridge some time ago); it seems a bit silly to me to focus solely on the bridge when the tunnel is equally important (even though "Øresundsbron" is official and all over their website). — Peter L <talk|contribs> 18:11, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Images

No offence(!), but the photos in this article are quite foggy. If anyone comes close to the bridge on a clear day, it would be great with a new photo. Zarniwoot 19:26, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

There are a few other images on Commons. You should also check the other Wikipedias, there are a few images that aren't on Commons yet. (Esp. the French Wikipedia) / Fred-Chess 20:18, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I like your photo, but I was thinking somthong like these: [2]

[3] [4] Thinking about it, I can see it would probably require a boat. But mayby there is someone here who like to sail the sund in the morning... Zarniwoot 21:49, 7 March 2006 (UTC)