2001

31.01.2001

Bad weather forces the Öresund Bridge to close for the first time.
The bridge is closed at 02.46 pm and reopens 94 minutes later.

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27.02.2001

The Öresund Exhibition at Lernacken on the Swedish side closes, and numerous study visits, lectures, seminars etc.
that have been an important part of the exhibition´s service to visitors come to an end.
The exhibition opened in February 1998 and recieved a total of 600,000 visitors.

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28.02.2001

Vehicle no. 2,000,000 crosses the Öresund Bridge

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29.06.2001

The enviromental regulators in Denmark and Sweden confirm that the Öresund Bridge has met all biological environmental demands set out in 1995. The conclusion is that the construction work has had a negligible impact on Öresund´s marine enviroment.

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30.07.2001

The internet site www.oeresund-bruecke.de is launched on the WorldWideWeb.

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16.08.2001

Knopf-Reisen sells the first Öresund ticket in Germany.
From that date it has been possible to pay the toll for the bridge in Germany, saving time and money.