Rügen island bridge, Germany

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The bridge was opened in October 2007 and is Germany's longest bridge, spanning kilometres and reaching a height of 42 metres above the sea. It links the Baltic island of Ruegen to the mainland at Stralsund. It was built at a cost of 125 million euros to relieve the traffic-choked Ruegendamm span which, together with ferries, had been the island's only connection to the mainland. It can carry up to 23,000 vehicles per day and the region of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania hopes it will boost the area's tourism and economy.

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Location: Stralsund Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania eastern Germany
Photo credit: © Germany Images David Crossland / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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