Why Denmark’s Road Seems to Vanish Into the Sea

Imagine a highway that seems to vanish into the sea. That is the puzzle at the heart of this video about the Øresund connection between Denmark and Sweden. Stretching across roughly five miles of deep, ice-prone water, the project took decades of debate and stalled plans before construction finally began. The video follows the engineering story behind the link, from the early attempts to join the two countries to the surprising route it eventually took. Press play to find out where the road goes when it appears to disappear, and what keeps the whole structure moving between two nations.

Watch the full story in the video below.

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