Öland Bridge

E132238

Öland Bridge is a long road bridge in Sweden that spans the Kalmar Strait, linking the island of Öland with the mainland near the city of Kalmar.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Öland Bridge canonical 5
Öland Bridge via Färjestaden to Kalmar 1
Öland Bridge western end 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf beam bridge
bridge
road bridge
carries European route E22
surface form: European route E137 (former E22 segment)

road traffic
clearanceBelow 36 m
connects Kalmar
Swedish mainland
Öland
constructionStartDate 1967
coordinates approx. 56.66 N 16.45 E
country Sweden
crosses Kalmar Strait
designer Sven Olof Asplund
hasDeckType concrete deck
hasNumberOfLanes 4
hasPiersInWater yes
hasStructure arched high bridge section
viaduct sections
hasTrafficDirection bidirectional
heritageSignificance important infrastructure for Öland tourism
languageOfName Swedish
length 6.072 km
6072 m
locatedIn Baltic Sea coast region
surface form: Baltic Sea region

Kalmar County
Småland
locatedNear Färjestaden
Kalmar
maintainedBy Swedish Transport Administration
material reinforced concrete
maximumSpan 130 m
officialName Öland Bridge self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ölandsbron
opened 1972-09-30
openedBy Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
surface form: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
partOf Swedish national road network
rankedAmong longest bridges in Europe at time of opening
regionServed Kalmar County
Öland
replaced ferry connection between Kalmar and Färjestaden
status in use
terminusOnIsland Färjestaden
terminusOnMainland Kalmar
toll no
trafficType motor vehicles only

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Öland connectedTo Öland Bridge
Kalmar Strait crossedBy Öland Bridge
Kalmar Strait hasInfrastructure Öland Bridge
Öland Bridge officialName Öland Bridge self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ölandsbron
Färjestaden connectedBy Öland Bridge
Färjestaden near Öland Bridge
this entity surface form: Öland Bridge western end
Kalmar connectedBy Öland Bridge
Mörbylånga Municipality hasTransportLink Öland Bridge
this entity surface form: Öland Bridge via Färjestaden to Kalmar