Ravning Bridge built

980 CE.

Shown on the map at 55.671°, 9.346°.

The Ravning Bridge (Danish: Ravningbroen) was a former 760 m long timber bridge, built in Denmark in the 10th century during the Viking Age. Located 10 km south of Jelling near the village of Ravning, it crossed the meadows of Ravning Enge at Vejle River. Until the Little Belt Bridge was constructed in 1935, it was the longest bridge in Denmark.

Text from the Wikipedia article Ravning Bridge, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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