Built between 1991 and 1998 at a cost of US$950 million, the East Bridge ("Østbroen") is a suspension bridge between Halsskov and Sprogø. It is long with a free span of , making it the world's third-longest suspension bridge span, surpassed only by the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge and Xihoumen Bridge. The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge was opened two months earlier. The East Bridge had been planned to be completed in time to be the longest bridge, but it was delayed. The vertical clearance for ships is , meaning the world's largest cruise ship, an Oasis-class cruise ship, just fits under with its smokestack folded.