Rügendamm

Rügen Bridge Rügenbrücke
New Rügen Bridge and the old drawbridge
Coordinates	54°18′45″N 13°06′51″E / 54.31250°N 13.11417°E / 54.31250; 13.11417
Carries	Bundesstraße 96 E22
Crosses	Strelasund
Locale	Stralsund and Rügen Island, Germany
Official name	2. Strelasundquerung
Characteristics
Design	continuous pre-stressed concrete cable-stayed bridge
Material	Steel, concrete
Total length	2,831 metres (9,288 ft)
Width	3 traffic lanes
Height	126 metres (413 ft)
Longest span	198 metres (650 ft)
Piers in water	19
Clearance below	42 metres (138 ft)
History
Designer	André Keipke
Construction begin	31 August 2004
Construction end	20 October 2007
Opened	22 October 2007
Statistics
Daily traffic	23,000
Toll	None

The Strelasund Crossing refers to the two bridge links to the German island of Rügen (Rugia) over the Strelasund to the West Pomeranian mainland near Stralsund: the Rügen Bridge or Rugia Bridge (German: Rügenbrücke) and the Rugia Causeway (Rügendamm).

Ferry services between Stralsund and Altefähr and between Stahlbrode and Glewitz are also available to cross the Strelasund sound.

The Rügendamm was the first fixed crossing over the sound of Strelasund, for both the old Bundesstraße 96, the Stralsund–Sassnitz railway and a combined footpath and cycle path. It was completed 1936/1937.

Rügenbrücke is the name of the three-lane viaduct completed in 2007 exclusively for motor traffic, between the village of Altefähr on Rugia Island and the Hanseatic and world heritage town of Stralsund; as part of the concept to turn the B96 and European route E22 into a ring road. Both bridges are operated in parallel. The Rugia Bridge has an overall length of 2,831 metres (9,288 ft), which makes it one of Central Europe's largest bridges.

The Rügen Bridge (German: Rügenbrücke) is a pre-stressed concrete cable-stayed bridge that spans the Strelasund between the German City of Stralsund and Rügen Island, Germany. The bridge was built to replace the aging Rügendamm, which will remain in service to provide a rail link and serve local traffic to Dänholm island. The bridge has 3 lanes, the centre one being demand-activated. The main element of the 4,100 metre crossing is the 2,831 metre-long main span over the Strelasund.