Bridge linking Sweden to Denmark to get new lick of paint in 13-year operation
(The Guardian Denmark)

Structure made famous by noir TV series The Bridge to be painted for first time since opening to traffic in 2000The nearly five-mile (8km) bridge linking Denmark and Sweden will get a new lick of paint for the first time since it opened to traffic in 2000, but it will take an estimated 13 years to complete the project.The Oresund (Öresund if you are Swedish, or Øresund if you´re a Dane) Bridge, made famous by the Nordic noir TV crime series The Bridge, needs the fresh coat of paint to maintain its steel structure. The project will involve painting 300,000 sq m of bridge. Related: Denmark wants to rebrand part of Sweden as `Greater Copenhagen` Continue reading...