King Frederik IX Bridge Kong Frederik IX's Bro | |
|---|---|
 Frederik IX Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 54°45′32″N 11°51′58″E / 54.75889°N 11.86611°E |
| Carries | Danish national road 9 Sydbanen Lollandsbanen |
| Crosses | The Guldborgsund strait |
| Locale | Region Sjælland, Denmark |
| Begins | Nykøbing, Falster |
| Ends | Sundby, Lolland |
| Named for | King Frederik IX of Denmark |
| Owner | The Danish Road Directorate |
| Maintained by | The Danish Road Directorate |
| Website | www |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Beam bascule bridge |
| Total length | 295 metres (968 ft) |
| Width | 33 metres (108 ft) |
| Height | opens |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1960 |
| Construction end | 1962 |
| Inaugurated | 14 May 1963 |
| Location | |
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The King Frederik IX bridge (Danish: Kong Frederik den 9's Bro; named for King Frederik IX of Denmark) is a combined road and railway bridge carrying the Danish national road 9 as well as Sydbanen and Lollandsbanen railway lines across the Guldborgsund strait between the islands of Falster and Lolland in Denmark. It joins the larger part of the city of Nykøbing on Falster with the smaller part of the town on Lolland. The rail link is a part of the railway section of the Fugleflugtslinjen transport corridor between Copenhagen, Denmark and Hamburg, Germany.
The bridge is 295 metres (968 ft) and 33.3 metres (109 ft) wide. It is a bascule bridge of beam design. The bridge carries four lanes of vehicle traffic and a single railway track.