Danube Valley Bridge Opens in Linz, Austria · Chronopin

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Starts 11/15/2024 CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCEHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The Danube Valley Bridge and this phase of the A26 opened to the public in November 2024".

Start: Nov 15, 202490% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Danube Valley Bridge Opens in Linz, Austria

Austria's motorway operator ASFINAG opened the new Danube Valley Bridge and its connecting tunnels in Linz, the world's longest earth-anchored suspension bridge, completing the first phase of the A26 Westring motorway.

The Danube Valley Bridge in Linz, first phase of the A26 Westring, opened to traffic on Friday 15 November 2024 after a completion ceremony the previous month^[2][3]
Designed by Schlaich Bergermann Partner, it is billed as the longest earth-anchored suspension bridge in the world, spanning more than 300 m without pylons in the river^[2][3]
It cost EUR 305 million and opened with one lane each way; the ramp tunnel system totals 3.2 km, and the full Westring is expected to cost at least EUR 1.2 billion^[3]
It began with a 2003 competition; work started in 2019 with anchor blocks, main cable installation began in late 2021 (12 spiral cables) and steel deck segments were placed in 2022^[2]
The Westring faced opposition from environmental activists^[3]

Cost €305M

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youtube.com/watch?v=pZHBpgt7kYQ
youtube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Nov 15, 2024 ✓· 87% of score
Happened as dated, per the source: "The Danube Valley Bridge and this phase of the A26 opened to the public in November 2024".
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Schlaich Bergermann Partner's Danube Valley Bridge Opens in Austria
architecturalrecord.com· Published Nov 20, 2024· 7% of score
Architectural Record's own headline and 20 November 2024 publish date, close on the heels of the pin's stored 15 November opening, cover Schlaich Bergermann Partner's Danube Valley Bridge, though the page itself could not be fetched to quote directly.
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New Linz Bridge Opens to Traffic
theinternational.at· Published Nov 15, 2024· 7% of score
The International states "From 6:00 PM, drivers will be able to use the new bridge," naming Friday, 15 November 2024 as the opening - matching the pin's stored date exactly.

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