Editing Øresund Bridge (section)

===Political decisions===
During the planning of the Øresund Link, a choice was made between the Helsingborg-Helsingør and Malmö-Copenhagen ([[Limhamn]]-Amager) routes. However, a great advantage was seen in prioritizing the connection between the major central cities of Copenhagen and Malmö. Another factor against Helsingborg-Helsingør may have been the difficulty of resolving through traffic in the municipalities on the Danish side and the fact that, despite the proximity of the towns, the tunnel had to be long because of the location of the settlements and the depth of the strait, {{convert|41|m|abbr=on}}, which also posed geological difficulties. However, a Helsingborg-Helsingør tunnel is still included in the infrastructure planning.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://media.helsingborg.se/uploads/networks/4/sites/131/2023/03/hh-forbindelse_broschyr.pdf| title=Väg- och tågtunnel Helsingborg – Helsingör| publisher=HH-Gruppen|lang=sv| access-date=11 April 2025}}</ref>

The Danish and Swedish governments agreed on 23 March 1991 to build a combined road and rail link between [[Kastrup]] and Limhamn.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/proposition/med-anledning-av-ett-avtal-mellan-sverige-och_ge03158/html/| title=Proposition 1990/91:158 med anledning av ett avtal mellan Sverige och Danmark om en fast förbindelse över Öresund| publisher=Sveriges Riksdag|lang=sv| access-date=13 March 2025}}</ref> The link would consist of an immersed tunnel from Kastrup to an artificial island southwest of Saltholm and then on as a bridge to Limhamn. Over the {{ill|Flintrännan|sv}} and [[:sv:Flintrännan#Trindelrännan, Lernacksrännan och Drogden|Trindelrännan]] fairways, there would be main spans with a vertical clearance of at least {{convert|50|m|ft|abbr=on}} and {{convert|32|m|ft|abbr=on}} respectively. The clear width would be at least {{convert| 300|m|ft|abbr=on}} and {{convert| 200|m|ft|abbr=on}} respectively. The parties agreed that the final design could be adjusted for environmental, technical and economic reasons. This was indeed the case. The artificial island, Peberholm, ended up just south of Saltholm and instead of two main spans, there was a larger main span over Flintrännan. The route of Flintrännan was shifted one kilometer to the east. The countries created their own companies, A/S Øresundsforbindelsen and Svensk-danska broförbindelsen AB, Svedab AB, and these became half-owners of the joint {{ill|Øresundsbro Konsortiet|da}}.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.oresundsbron.com/en/about-oresundsbron/about-us/oresundsbro-konsortiet| title=Øresundsbro Konsortiet| publisher=Øresundsbron| access-date=13 March 2025}}</ref> The consortium was given responsibility for the construction and operation of the link.<ref name=absolut>{{cite web| url=https://fof.se/artikel/1999/4/absolut-bro/| title=Absolut bro| publisher=Forskning & Framsteg|lang=sv| access-date=22 March 2025}}</ref>

Mainly in Denmark, but also in Sweden, there was interest during construction in adding a [[bicycle lane]] at a cost of SEK 210 million (estimated by [[Technical University of Denmark|DTU]]), but the Swedish department of the bridge company said no.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/3825415| title=Öresundsbron inget för cyklister| publisher=Sveriges Radio| access-date=11 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-07-11/would-you-ride-a-bicycle-across-europe-s-2nd-longest-bridge| title=Would You Ride a Bicycle Across Europe's 2nd Longest Bridge?| publisher=Bloomberg| access-date=13 April 2025}}</ref>

The bridge was a recurring feature of Swedish political debate for decades. Many commentators opposed its construction on environmental grounds, as the consequence of the bridge was considered to be "that road transport will continue to increase rapidly", as [[Anders Wijkman]], Secretary General of the [[Swedish Society for Nature Conservation]], wrote in 1990. For the [[Centre Party (Sweden)|Center Party]], opposition to the bridge was long a central issue. Party leader [[Olof Johansson]] resigned from [[Carl Bildt]]'s government in protest against the bridge. Since the bridge was built, however, criticism has all but died down.<ref name=absolut/><ref>{{cite web| url=https://nordics.info/show/artikel/a-short-history-of-the-oresund-bridge| title=A short history of the Oresund Bridge| publisher=nordics.info Aarhus University| access-date=13 April 2025}}</ref>