The incredible £3.4bn bridge between two countries that costs £52 to cross

An epic £3.4billion bridge connects two major European powers and the vast project even included the creation of a small island. The Øresund Bridge, built in 2000, provides a scenic route from the Swedish city of Malmo to Denmark's capital via Peberholm, a reclaimed island in Danish waters.

Peberholm is located in the Øresund Strait, a body of water running between the two Nordic nations. The bridge, that has a railway and motorway connection, stretches is 9.8 miles and helps connect drivers to important hubs like Copenhagen Airport - but using it doesn't come cheap.

The regular price for crossing in a passenger car is 460 Danish Kroner or around £51.93, and costs are significantly higher for larger vehicles.

However, trips across are cheaper via the ØresundGO discount agreement and online.

The drive from one end to the other is said to take around 45 minutes, while the train takes 35 to 40 minutes.

Peberholm connects tunnels and bridges and also has a helipad to help emergency services respond to traffic incidents.

The bridge and its related essential infrastructure reportedly cost 30 billion Danish krone (around £3,384,840,000).

The main bridge structure was paid for using loans shared between the two countries, with the goal of paying it back using toll fees over 30 years, as per BBC Worklife.

But despite the cost, it's proved to be a hugely popular method of moving between the two nations, with more than 7,573,000 vehicles making the crossing last year.

The infrastructure project has even become something of a celebrity, taking centre stage in a crime television series called The Bridge, a drama series involving a murder investigation carried out by police from both Sweden and Denmark.

The bridge also inspired the set design for the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo in 2013.