Aggersund Bridge

The Aggersund bridge is a small bascule bridge spanning the Limfjord among Vesthimmerland and Jammerbugt in Denmark. The choice for a permanent connection across the Limfjord at Aggersund dates lower back to the early 1900s. In the mid-Nineteen Twenties, residents in Logstor decreased a diffusion, which appeared with a number of suggestions for a bridge. However, the initiative stranded controversy approximately the alignment and investment. In 1936, the idea became resumed through the Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Transport as a probable employment degree, and in 1939 the development of the bridge, which was funded by way of Aalborg, Hjorring and Thisted Amter, commenced. The bridge became projected by way of Christen Ostenfeld. The initiation took place on 18 June 1942. The bridge fee approximately three.5 million DKK

. During the German profession of Denmark, the bridge was strategically critical for the German shipments of group and gadget to and from Norway. Therefore, a navy assist point become constructed in 1943-forty four, such as 11 concrete flora on the north aspect and six on the south side. In addition, minefields and other types of obstacles had been introduced. Two massive Flak bunkers at the south facet and one on the north aspect are nevertheless to be had and are available. The different smaller bunkers have either been removed or positioned in a private area with out public get right of entry to.