The Øresund Bridge opens between Sweden and Denmark

Øresundsbron records that the bridge was inaugurated on 1 July 2000 and officially opened by the Swedish and Danish monarchs.

Tier: B
Confidence: A
Bias risk: Low
Kind: infrastructure
Date: 2000-07-01

Øresundsbron records that the bridge between Sweden and Denmark was inaugurated on 1 July 2000 and officially opened by King Carl Gustaf and Queen Margrethe.

The event is infrastructure, but also regional identity: it made the Malmö-Copenhagen corridor a daily cross-border space for work, travel, and culture.

Sources

Øresundsbron - history of the Øresund BridgeTier A