Since the bridge opened, Sprogø has become perhaps the country's busiest island. Nevertheless it is still an island full of secrets and forgotten stories. To celebrate the Bridge's birthday, East Funen Museum is holding the exhibition: "A thousand years of the island of Sprogø".
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The exhibition runs from 31 March to 31 October
In 1998, the Bridge Run helped to inaugurate the Storebælt Bridge, and now runners are once again ready to celebrate the 25th birthday of the bridge for all Denmark. Stay tuned when the starting pistol sounds for the Storebælt Bridge's big birthday run – a unique half marathon with 10,000 runners.
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The Bridge Run will be held on June 10
We’re decorating both directions of the Storebælt Bridge toll station. The Bridge pylons will also be lit up in red & white to mark its 25th birthday.
The decorations will be visible on the days around 14 June
When the Storebælt Bridge opened, the new part of Sprogø was barren. Now it is abundant and rich with birds, insects and flora. Traffic and nature live side by side. But more can be done and this is why the professional workshop, 'Nature day on Sprogø – ideas competition for increased biodiversity and CO2 capture around the Storebælt Link’ is being held.
The workshop is being organised on 13 and 14 June
The Storebælt Bridge's Japanese sister, the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, also opened in 1998. Ever since, Sund & Bælt and the owners of the Akashi-Kaikyo bridge have exchanged experiences and best practice on operation and maintenance. As a result, the two bridges’ birthdays are being celebrated in both Denmark and Japan.
The celebrations will take place around 14 June
Between 1923 and 1961, women who did not live according to the sexual norms of the time could be labelled 'morally weak' and be put in the Women's Institution on Sprogø. This year marks 100 years since the women's home opened, and it is marked with a memorial stone in their honour.
The commemoration will be in August
The Tour de France peloton crossed Storebælt in 2022. Now 10,000 cyclists will also have the opportunity to ride across Denmark's longest bridge when the starting pistol sounds for the Gran Fondo Storebælt cycle race.
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Gran Fondo Storebælt will be held on Saturday 2 September
