A GREAT BRIDGE
Two old enemies have been building a. great bridge, which has just been opened, across.the little Belt in Danish waters. German and Danish engineering firms have combined to build and equip the bridge, which saves seven hours. on the; journey to Copenhagen. Part of the time ■ sav°d •is because < a train ferry has been replaced and part because' Diesel engines are now being used on this part of the route. The bridge is 1300 yards long, carries a double railway track, 'a 20-foot rOad, and a pathway, . and rests on 'piers weighing 200,000 tons. Aeroplanes of Germany; Denmark, Norway, and'Swedeh performed overhead when King Christian crpehed this bridge, an augiiry surely for the friendly future relations between the countries-
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Evening Post, Issue 50, 27 August 1935, Page 17
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122A GREAT BRIDGE Evening Post, Issue 50, 27 August 1935, Page 17
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