Denmark · 2 PLACES TO EXPLORE

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Middelfart · DK

Old Little Belt Bridge

The Old Little Belt Bridge (Den Gamle Lillebæltsbro) is a 1,178-metre steel through-truss bridge spanning the narrow Little Belt strait between Jutland and Funen. Opened on 14 May 1935 with a royal ceremony attended by 50,000 spectators, it was Denmark's first combined road-and-rail bridge and remains the only rail connection between the country's two main landmasses. Today the bridge doubles as one of Denmark's most distinctive tourist attractions. Since 2015, Bridgewalking has let visitors ascend to the very top of the steel structure — 60 metres above sea level — and walk its full length on guided tours, one of only a handful of such experiences in the world. The surrounding waters of the Little Belt are home to a resident population of harbour porpoises, and the beech forests of the Hindsgavl Peninsula frame one side of the strait.

Bridge

Middelfart · DK

New Little Belt Bridge

The New Little Belt Bridge (Danish: Den nye Lillebæltsbro) is the great grey suspension span that stitches mainland Jutland to the island of Funen across the Little Belt strait. Opened by King Frederik IX on 21 October 1970 after five years of construction, it carries three motorway lanes in each direction on the E20 and, at 1,700 metres long with a 600-metre main span, was a landmark of modern Danish engineering. Unlike most sights, this one is experienced from a distance and from below: from clifftops, beaches, the harbour and the water, where its towers and cables frame the strait. Set beside the town of Middelfart, the bridge shares the strait with the elegant 1935 Old Little Belt Bridge, and together the two give the area its nickname, "the city of bridges." For visitors the bridge is the starting point for a whole landscape: Denmark's largest marine nature park, the porpoise-rich Little Belt, coastal hiking trails and the once-a-year festival that turns the grass under the span into a concert stage.

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Denmark · 2 PLACES TO EXPLORE

A little more
of Middelfart.

Find places to visit in Middelfart. See what catches your eye, then save a few favorites for your trip.

Bridge

Middelfart · DK

Old Little Belt Bridge

The Old Little Belt Bridge (Den Gamle Lillebæltsbro) is a 1,178-metre steel through-truss bridge spanning the narrow Little Belt strait between Jutland and Funen. Opened on 14 May 1935 with a royal ceremony attended by 50,000 spectators, it was Denmark's first combined road-and-rail bridge and remains the only rail connection between the country's two main landmasses. Today the bridge doubles as one of Denmark's most distinctive tourist attractions. Since 2015, Bridgewalking has let visitors ascend to the very top of the steel structure — 60 metres above sea level — and walk its full length on guided tours, one of only a handful of such experiences in the world. The surrounding waters of the Little Belt are home to a resident population of harbour porpoises, and the beech forests of the Hindsgavl Peninsula frame one side of the strait.

Bridge

Middelfart · DK

New Little Belt Bridge

The New Little Belt Bridge (Danish: Den nye Lillebæltsbro) is the great grey suspension span that stitches mainland Jutland to the island of Funen across the Little Belt strait. Opened by King Frederik IX on 21 October 1970 after five years of construction, it carries three motorway lanes in each direction on the E20 and, at 1,700 metres long with a 600-metre main span, was a landmark of modern Danish engineering. Unlike most sights, this one is experienced from a distance and from below: from clifftops, beaches, the harbour and the water, where its towers and cables frame the strait. Set beside the town of Middelfart, the bridge shares the strait with the elegant 1935 Old Little Belt Bridge, and together the two give the area its nickname, "the city of bridges." For visitors the bridge is the starting point for a whole landscape: Denmark's largest marine nature park, the porpoise-rich Little Belt, coastal hiking trails and the once-a-year festival that turns the grass under the span into a concert stage.