Guldborgsund is the strait between the Danish islands of Lolland and Falster . It connects Smålandsfarvandet in the north with the Bay of Mecklenburg in the south. The strait is about 30 kilometers long; its breadth varies from 150 meters at Guldborg to 6 kilometers south of Nykøbing Falster. It is navigable for craft of up to 6 metres draught in its northern part and is used for commercial traffic to Nykøbing Falster . The southern part is much shallower with a minimum depth of approximately 2 metres, and can only be used by yachts and other small craft.
6-463: Guldborgsund is crossed by two bascule bridges , Frederick IX Bridge at Nykøbing and Guldborgsund Bridge at Guldborg , at the northern end of the strait. There is also a modern tunnel carrying euro route E47 from Copenhagen . Nykøbing Falster, Guldborg and Sundby have all have marinas in Guldborgsund. Furthermore, the open-air museum Middle Ages Centre has got a museum harbour which
12-522: A drawbridge or a lifting bridge ) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span , or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- or double-leafed. The name comes from the French term for balance scale , which employs the same principle. Bascule bridges are the most common type of movable span because they open quickly and require relatively little energy to operate, while providing
18-571: A "Chicago" bascule) rotates around a large axle that raises the span(s). The Chicago bascule name derives from the location where it is widely used, and is a refinement by Joseph Strauss of the fixed-trunnion. The rolling lift trunnion (sometimes a "Scherzer" rolling lift), raises the span by rolling on a track resembling a rocking-chair base. The "Scherzer" rolling lift is a refinement patented in 1893 by American engineer William Donald Scherzer . The rarer Rall type combines rolling lift with longitudinal motion on trunnions when opening. It
24-439: A max speed of 13.5 knots (25 km/h). With 375 tons of displacement, it had a range of 3,600 nautical miles (6,670 km) at 7 knots (13 km/h). It was crewed by 33-37 men, including four officers , during its service. It was decommissioned on May 4, 1993. 54°45′47″N 11°49′55″E / 54.763°N 11.832°E / 54.763; 11.832 Bascule bridge A bascule bridge (also referred to as
30-425: The possibility for unlimited vertical clearance for marine traffic. Bascule bridges have been in use since ancient times, but until the adoption of steam power in the 1850s, very long, heavy spans could not be moved quickly enough for practical application. There are three types of bascule bridge and the counterweights to the span may be located above or below the bridge deck. The fixed- trunnion (sometimes
36-617: Was dug out in the mid 1990s. This is the starting point for sailing with reconstructed medieval ships such as Gedesbyskibet . Guldborgsund was the location of the 2005 KFUM-Spejderne i Danmark National Jamboree . Guldborgsund is also the name of a minesweeper that served in the Royal Danish Navy from 1956 to 1993. It was built by Stephens Brothers Inc. in Stockton , United States, and launched March 14, 1956. Two 900 hp (670 kW) General Motors diesel engines powered it to
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